tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post8184033842514485756..comments2023-03-28T08:38:59.295-05:00Comments on [LAPSE... brain dead]: Review of Think and Make It Happen: Good even for psychiatry skepticsTony Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-30397131982385632052009-03-20T15:00:00.000-05:002009-03-20T15:00:00.000-05:00Yeah, it took me a while, too. Then again, it's n...Yeah, it took me a while, too. Then again, it's not really the kind of book that should be rushed through, so better to do it "slow and methodical" ("plodding"?) than quick and skipping over the thought processes involved.<BR/><BR/>It does help you understand "how people think" - so, even if a particular malady isn't one of your own, you can perhaps empathize a little more with someone who suffers things we'd consider "just being mental" ... :)Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-41486803826341538312009-03-20T14:36:00.000-05:002009-03-20T14:36:00.000-05:00"However, I... approached the book with skepticism..."However, I... approached the book with skepticism. I’ve never put much stock in psychology."<BR/><BR/>Me, too. This one is on my to-read list; have to do so before I can get another book to read, but for me it's a painfully slow read. Only on the second chapter, still hanging onto my skepticism.<BR/><BR/>Your review helps a lot. Thanks!Laudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513558742663701140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-44136648394369944572009-03-19T15:14:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:14:00.000-05:00I have to say that is was really neat watching you...I have to say that is was really neat watching you read this book... okay, not LITERALLY watching you read the book but KNOWING you were reading it. Why? Because you have talked with me several times in the past about your views on some of these things and I know we have not always agreed. That you would willingly read a book like this and be man enough to say, "Hey, I still don't agree with EVERYTHING, but I think I understand a little more than I did" it really neat and shows your growth in Christ to me. Not that this book, will or will not grow you, but that you recognized things about yourself that you needed to change. That is growth. Love you Babe!Ninfahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689339902513868134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-40036053974962689402009-03-19T09:29:00.000-05:002009-03-19T09:29:00.000-05:00PS - I'll let you borrow/have the book, but I'm go...PS - I'll let you borrow/have the book, but I'm going to let others in my (immediate) family read it first. Just let me know if you want it after they're done with it.Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-59506024061536172032009-03-19T09:28:00.000-05:002009-03-19T09:28:00.000-05:00Yes.:)I read it specifically for the review (Thoma...Yes.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>I read it specifically for the review (<A HREF="http://brb.thomasnelson.com/" REL="nofollow">Thomas Nelson's "Book Review Blogger" program</A> - pretty neat program), but I selected it specifically from the list of available books, and actually did have interest in reading it (beyond simply for the review).<BR/><BR/>While I don't necessarily agree with every point he makes, there is a lot of good stuff in there about how we think - and how we should think.<BR/><BR/>By the way, while not explicitly stated as such, I feel the author is Christian, although he deliberately avoids direct "religious" talk in the book. He had started (a long time ago) researching the "great thinkers" of history: Freud, Jung, Socrates, Plato, Hitler (I think), Jesus, Mohamed... and, when all was said & done, came to realize that there was something special about Jesus - that no "ordinary man" could think the way He did. <I>That</I> is how he came to be a believer of Jesus. Also, the last chapter alludes to the fact that atheism is a self-delusional type of concept, and tends to urge the reader (if this type of person) to rethink that position. Like I said originally, not <I>specifically</I> a call to faith in Jesus, but perhaps a starting point to try to remove the obstacles from an anti-God personality. In other words, if you can get your (hypothetical - I'm not speaking directly at Christy here) atheist friend to read it, it might be one tool to help open his/her mind to further discussions about God, Jesus, and the Good News of the Gospel Message.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.<BR/><BR/>But that's not specifically the intended purpose of this book, rather it's intent is to help overcome some of the mental health issues that are spreading like a plague, and it's a good reminder of what a poor job we're (humanity) doing of raising our kids to be positive thinkers and to not allow them to be "subjects" of their circumstances (and even of their own minds).<BR/><BR/>Ok, um, did I answer your question?Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-37007318258550718162009-03-19T08:33:00.000-05:002009-03-19T08:33:00.000-05:00Is this a book you chose to read for pleasure or w...Is this a book you chose to read for pleasure or was it one that you were reviewing? Just curious.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101046996892349364noreply@blogger.com