59 Seconds – Book Review
// January 14th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blogroll, Goodie Bag
I was recently recommended this book by a colleague of mine.
59 Seconds, How Psychology Can Improve Your Life in Less Than a Minute by Richard Wiseman.
Initially, I thought this was going to be more of a business management kind of book, but soon realised it is a Self-Help book. However, I must say that it is an interesting read. I’m very much a techie (as you might already know) and any studies that has scientific backings usually interests me.
This book is very much in that alley!
It looks at happiness, motivation, persuasion and others from a scientific angle. For example, the usual self-help books will tell you to always visualise positive thoughts and etc., but never really had any proof that it works. The author of this book tells you exactly why positive thoughts doesn’t always work and backs it up with sample studies and etc.
If you are not into self-help books, it is still a good read (take it like an article you come across in a magazine). Not the type of book that requires you to read cover-to-cover… “RECOMMENDED!”
