This book is by far the worst self help book that I have ever come across. I don't know how he got such good ratings on goodreads. But one thing is certain, that its not because of the content. And aaj kal Kutch bhi khareeda ja sakta he*hint*hint*..
Primitive English.
And it's apparent that he has used big words in between just to sound smart and it suddenly pops up unnecessarily so it's like the deer in front of a speeding bus when you see it.
The Author's intro is a little over the top where it says that he has the record for Max no. Of quotations on Human life!
And by the way, the Author is "The mind". He took a hint from "Main samay Hoon" on Mahabharata. And the narrative is from the "mind" itself. Throughout the book!
He talks about scientists as if they are kids who are doing so much and they are his kids. Kudos to them on such discovery! Kudos my boy! Tum bade hoke bahut aage badhoge!
On page 32 he says if you haven't read this book or If your parents haven't read this book when you were 5 years old or less. Then toh bhaiyya Gaya. There is no hope. Kutch nahi ho sakta tumhaara. I really thought I should stop reading. But then it was pretty funny so far so I thought why not.
This book also sounds like that abusive boyfriend we hear about. With paragraphs which tell you that you are really useless and have been useless so far. And he uses "Well!..." Too many times.
This is an actual quote from this book...
"Let me explain this in the language of your interest, as no one can beat you when it comes to grasping the matters of selfish interests." (this is the mind talking to the reader)
He has very "cleverly" changed 'state of mind' to 'state of mine' everywhere in the book. Coz he is the mind. You know? Cause that's what good books do. Over and over again. It's irritating beyond imagination. I am pushing myself to read further because I want to finish it....
He says happiness and success goes hand in hand. He says Steve jobs was very happy man and successful of course. He should've read the book on Jobs. Doofus.
Let me quote some more thought provoking, mind boggling, bheja frying quotes from this book,
"If you glimpse through history of mankind, you will realise that whoever has achieved great success, has achieved it effortlessly". But if you really look into history properly and not just glimpse, I am sure you'll find out this is nonsense.
"To put it precisely, instead of taking the decisions on the basis of what is good or bad for him, or analysing the situation to safeguard his own interests, he depends on whatever this state of mine(not a spelling mistake) prompts him to do at that particular moment." This is him talking about successful people. Like Steve jobs.. so.. maybe he is talking about Steve jobs leaving his pregnant wife and child and being happy about that later. Oh wait. No wait.. he wasn't happy about it... Hmmm.. The state of "mine" is telling me to stop reading the book here...
I am still in page 47 by the way.
"The failures of human beings are not hidden from anyone. It clearly implies that , desicions taken after much deliberation, or decisions taken by the application of the brain have often been proved wrong." So basically he says stop thinking, it makes you dumb. Okay, now I know how this book has turned out to be so directionless and pointless. Atleast kutch toh logic ban raha he!
"If you delve a little deeper, you will realise ; there is someone on whose screen all this drama is being played. Have you ever thought about it in this manner? Have you ever reflected upon who that 'someone' could be? I doubt you have. If you were able to think in this manner you would have marched towards phenomenal progress a long time ago."Matbal tum ho hi saala phailure, Ek dum Failure ho Tum samjhe?
Then the book actually says "That was amazing mind! You have presented yourself so well that it seems... " basically he praises his own writing. This book is hilarious. But I am sorry guys I couldn't go read beyond page 80. If there is anyone who made it through this book. Kudos to you & please write in the comments what you found funny about the book.
If someone wants the book. I am willing to send it to them for free. Within India :D