Absolutely Should-Less: The Secret to Living the Stress-Free Life You Deserve

by Damon L. Jacobs

Imagine a day in which you wake up, get out of bed, and go about your daily business without a single ""should"" getting in the way of how you feel about yourself, your appearance, other people, or the world around you. Absolutely Should-less invites you into such a fascinating world, and offers you seven proven steps toward a much happier and peaceful living. If you have ever experienced any stress or sadness from looking in the mirror and telling yourself you should lose weight, make more money, think smarter, look better, or be any different from who you are today, then you are suffering the consequences of devastating ""shoulds,"" and this is the right book for you. It may not change every aspect of your life, but it will change your mind about every aspect of your life.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

148 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2008

Reviews

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read that provides some useful tools to correct specific thinking errors that might be leading to stress, guilt, or any number of negative/unhelpful/unhealthy attitudes and situations. As the title hints, the thinking errors are around "should" thoughts - as in, I should be thin, I should be rich, I should be a better mother/father/person. The tools are mostly a set of questions, but applying the questions lets you take a step back from what's happening in your head and get a better perspective. That alone is valuable. There are several case studies that illustrate applying the tools in realistic scenarios - these were interesting but um, sometimes kinda awkward. I'll leave it at that. ;) 3.5 rounded to 4 stars.

[Rocky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read only a handful of self help books. This one is quite good, quick, and passes on some pretty useful stuff. His voice is clear in the book and engaging. It's probably a dream come true for people pleaser types.