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Самодисциплина за 10 дней: как перейти от думания к деланию
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First published January 1, 1991
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July 12, 2023
Indiferencia, eso he sentido.
Me siento extraño después de leer este libro. No es que la prosa sea difícil o que la información haya estado mal presentada. Tampoco es que sea un mal libro o que haya incoherencias en lo que el autor explica. No, nada de eso. Lo que me ha ocurrido en esta ocasión es que he sentido una total indiferencia hacia el contenido del libro. Antes de empezar tenía curiosidad por lo que encontraría pero desde el momento en que comencé a leer perdí de sopetón todo el interés. A pesar de sentirme anonadado continué. Pero lo único que sentí mientras avanzaba, fue pereza, sueño y un anhelo de querer finalizarlo lo más rápido posible, como si en el fondo jamás hubiera querido leerlo. No logré conectarme con el argumento, me aburrí tremendamente, y lo más curioso es que no sé ni por qué seguí leyéndolo hasta el final. Definitivamente hay experiencias extrañísimas que uno tiene que vivir como lector.
No obstante, y a pesar de mi apatía, intentaré explicar un poco sobre el contenido del libro para quien pueda interesarle.
El libro está compuesto de dieciocho capítulos, todos cortos, los cuales explican sobre la disciplina. El autor ha elegido dividir el tema en cuatro partes para que sea más fácil para el lector acceder al contenido. Dos partes (segunda y tercera) exponen los miedos y negatividades que las personas usamos y que nos impiden ser más disciplinados. Las otras dos partes (primera y cuarta) tratan sobre la autodisciplina, formas de llevarla a cabo, etc. Es una obra que se lee súper rápido y podríamos acabarla en menos de una hora; sin embargo, en mi opinión, por la estructura del libro, pienso que el autor no quiere que lo leamos así, sino que en cambio, solo leamos un capítulo al día, esto para que dediquemos tiempo a reflexionar en profundidad sobre lo expuesto con preguntas como: ¿Acaso no tengo autodisciplina porque en el fondo estoy huyéndole al éxito? ¿Estoy siendo fatalista creyendo que va a ocurrir lo peor? O quizás el libro lo creó con esta estructura pensando en aquellas personas que no tienen el hábito de leer, ya que al ser un libro de autoayuda, está naturalmente orientado hacia todo tipo de público y eso incluye a los «no-lectores».
El estilo de su prosa me pareció una imitación barata del estilo empleado por Dale Carnegie en sus libros. Desde el inicio lo sentí y hasta el final lo seguí sintiendo. Quizás esto se debe a que al igual que Carnegie, el autor es un conferencista, y lógicamente intenta plasmar sus consejos y enseñanzas de la misma forma como lo haría en uno de esos eventos. Solo que, personalmente, no sentí en sus palabras esa fuerza y energía necesaria en los libros de autoayuda para motivar a alguien a superarse a sí mismo. Puede que existan lectores que sí se sientan motivados con este libro, pero a mí no me cautivó ni un solo capítulo. No sé, percibí como si el autor me tratara como a un niño pequeño explicándome el tema principal como si creyera que yo no tengo la capacidad mental para comprenderlo. Cómo si el tema fuera muy difícil. Cómo si me estuvieran explicando sobre física o trigonometría.
La información tampoco me ha parecido relevante. Cada persona puede encontrar la misma información en una pequeña búsqueda de Google, en un video de Youtube, en un podcast, o demás. No siento que haya merecido la pena gastar el tiempo que empleé para darle la oportunidad a este libro. Obviamente no era el libro que esperaba, y mucho menos la información que andaba buscando. Quizás esperaba algo más profundo, puntos de vista interesantes que me ayudaran a reflexionar, o por lo menos una metodología innovadora sobre cómo abordar el tema de la autodisciplina. Pero no, solo he encontrado repeticiones sin alma que no me aportan absolutamente nada a mi vida.
Pero a pesar de todo no quiero ser cruel ni con el autor, ni con su obra. Quiero respetar su trabajo realizado, su experiencia y por supuesto su trayectoria en el área. Puede que su prosa me aburra y me produzca desinterés, pero si hay personas que declaran que este contenido les ayudó significa que el libro ha cumplido con su propósito. Quizás este libro no es para mí, quizás el autor y yo simplemente no congeniamos... quizás... quizás.
En resumen, una obra que fingiré no haber conocido, y de la cual incluso me da pereza escribir. Creo que simplemente buscaré otras alternativas para aprender sobre la autodisciplina, tal vez por ejemplo haciendo una búsqueda en Google. Libro no recomendado.
Me siento extraño después de leer este libro. No es que la prosa sea difícil o que la información haya estado mal presentada. Tampoco es que sea un mal libro o que haya incoherencias en lo que el autor explica. No, nada de eso. Lo que me ha ocurrido en esta ocasión es que he sentido una total indiferencia hacia el contenido del libro. Antes de empezar tenía curiosidad por lo que encontraría pero desde el momento en que comencé a leer perdí de sopetón todo el interés. A pesar de sentirme anonadado continué. Pero lo único que sentí mientras avanzaba, fue pereza, sueño y un anhelo de querer finalizarlo lo más rápido posible, como si en el fondo jamás hubiera querido leerlo. No logré conectarme con el argumento, me aburrí tremendamente, y lo más curioso es que no sé ni por qué seguí leyéndolo hasta el final. Definitivamente hay experiencias extrañísimas que uno tiene que vivir como lector.
No obstante, y a pesar de mi apatía, intentaré explicar un poco sobre el contenido del libro para quien pueda interesarle.
El libro está compuesto de dieciocho capítulos, todos cortos, los cuales explican sobre la disciplina. El autor ha elegido dividir el tema en cuatro partes para que sea más fácil para el lector acceder al contenido. Dos partes (segunda y tercera) exponen los miedos y negatividades que las personas usamos y que nos impiden ser más disciplinados. Las otras dos partes (primera y cuarta) tratan sobre la autodisciplina, formas de llevarla a cabo, etc. Es una obra que se lee súper rápido y podríamos acabarla en menos de una hora; sin embargo, en mi opinión, por la estructura del libro, pienso que el autor no quiere que lo leamos así, sino que en cambio, solo leamos un capítulo al día, esto para que dediquemos tiempo a reflexionar en profundidad sobre lo expuesto con preguntas como: ¿Acaso no tengo autodisciplina porque en el fondo estoy huyéndole al éxito? ¿Estoy siendo fatalista creyendo que va a ocurrir lo peor? O quizás el libro lo creó con esta estructura pensando en aquellas personas que no tienen el hábito de leer, ya que al ser un libro de autoayuda, está naturalmente orientado hacia todo tipo de público y eso incluye a los «no-lectores».
El estilo de su prosa me pareció una imitación barata del estilo empleado por Dale Carnegie en sus libros. Desde el inicio lo sentí y hasta el final lo seguí sintiendo. Quizás esto se debe a que al igual que Carnegie, el autor es un conferencista, y lógicamente intenta plasmar sus consejos y enseñanzas de la misma forma como lo haría en uno de esos eventos. Solo que, personalmente, no sentí en sus palabras esa fuerza y energía necesaria en los libros de autoayuda para motivar a alguien a superarse a sí mismo. Puede que existan lectores que sí se sientan motivados con este libro, pero a mí no me cautivó ni un solo capítulo. No sé, percibí como si el autor me tratara como a un niño pequeño explicándome el tema principal como si creyera que yo no tengo la capacidad mental para comprenderlo. Cómo si el tema fuera muy difícil. Cómo si me estuvieran explicando sobre física o trigonometría.
La información tampoco me ha parecido relevante. Cada persona puede encontrar la misma información en una pequeña búsqueda de Google, en un video de Youtube, en un podcast, o demás. No siento que haya merecido la pena gastar el tiempo que empleé para darle la oportunidad a este libro. Obviamente no era el libro que esperaba, y mucho menos la información que andaba buscando. Quizás esperaba algo más profundo, puntos de vista interesantes que me ayudaran a reflexionar, o por lo menos una metodología innovadora sobre cómo abordar el tema de la autodisciplina. Pero no, solo he encontrado repeticiones sin alma que no me aportan absolutamente nada a mi vida.
Pero a pesar de todo no quiero ser cruel ni con el autor, ni con su obra. Quiero respetar su trabajo realizado, su experiencia y por supuesto su trayectoria en el área. Puede que su prosa me aburra y me produzca desinterés, pero si hay personas que declaran que este contenido les ayudó significa que el libro ha cumplido con su propósito. Quizás este libro no es para mí, quizás el autor y yo simplemente no congeniamos... quizás... quizás.
En resumen, una obra que fingiré no haber conocido, y de la cual incluso me da pereza escribir. Creo que simplemente buscaré otras alternativas para aprender sobre la autodisciplina, tal vez por ejemplo haciendo una búsqueda en Google. Libro no recomendado.
May 22, 2012
An excellent book for tying up all the ends of sloppy thinking and moving out of comfort zones. If you're a procastinator and fed up with it, this is the book for you.
But it does require a level of commitment. It gets results if you follow the exercises. You will be "doing" 10 days after beginning the book, as it turned me from an overweight procrastinator into a slim, fit, "do-er".
No other books like this one, so get it NOW!!
But it does require a level of commitment. It gets results if you follow the exercises. You will be "doing" 10 days after beginning the book, as it turned me from an overweight procrastinator into a slim, fit, "do-er".
No other books like this one, so get it NOW!!
February 19, 2014
It's the cheesy, hokey feeling that prevented me to keep on reading this book. If you are like me, you would prefer actually learning about the real nature of willpower based on scientific experiments, so this book probably won't satisfy you.
For a deeper understanding on willpower, you may want to give "Willpower Instinct" by Kelly McGonigal a try.
For a deeper understanding on willpower, you may want to give "Willpower Instinct" by Kelly McGonigal a try.
February 11, 2022
فراتر از انتظارم بودم منتظر بودم یک کتاب بازاری بخونم که از صفحه اول تا صفحه یکی مونده به آخرش وعده های پوشالی بده ولی اینطور نبود و کاملاً شوکه شدم! خیلی خوب و اصولی بدون مقدمه چینی های اضافی و وعده های الکی نگاه خواننده ی کتابو به خودانضباطی و راه های کسب و بهبودشو توضیح عوض می کنه و شکل تازه ای به دیدگاه آدم به خودانضباطی میده .
February 14, 2017
به ترانههای شیرین به بهانههای زرین
خوب بود. می تونه کمک کننده باشه. اما تجربه من نشون داده دونستن علت و عوامل عدم تمایل و اجتناب از انجام کارهای مختلف کمکی به منضبط بودن نمی کنه.
چیزی که من تا اینجا بهش رسیدم اینه که انضباط چیزی نیست که بشه از توی کتاب بهش رسید. باید یک جوری، با یک ترفندی، به شکلی، به لطایف الحیل بتونی به خودت بقبولونی که کاری که قراره انجام بدی مهم ترین کاریه که داری و همه چیز به اون بستگی داره و بدون اون بقیه هم بی معنا هستن. باید چرایی انجام کار اونقدر برات مهم و محرز باشه که موانع سر راه انضباط و کارآیی و تمرکز کوچیک و ناچیز به حساب بیان.
خوب بود. می تونه کمک کننده باشه. اما تجربه من نشون داده دونستن علت و عوامل عدم تمایل و اجتناب از انجام کارهای مختلف کمکی به منضبط بودن نمی کنه.
چیزی که من تا اینجا بهش رسیدم اینه که انضباط چیزی نیست که بشه از توی کتاب بهش رسید. باید یک جوری، با یک ترفندی، به شکلی، به لطایف الحیل بتونی به خودت بقبولونی که کاری که قراره انجام بدی مهم ترین کاریه که داری و همه چیز به اون بستگی داره و بدون اون بقیه هم بی معنا هستن. باید چرایی انجام کار اونقدر برات مهم و محرز باشه که موانع سر راه انضباط و کارآیی و تمرکز کوچیک و ناچیز به حساب بیان.
June 10, 2022
کتاب کوتاه و ساده ایه که پایه روانشناسی جالبی داره؛ برای مبارزه با کمالگرایی مطالب خوبی گفته شده و برای کسانی که در انجام کارها طفره میرن و تعلل میکنن میتونه مفید باشه. از بین کتابهای خودیاری که تا به الان خوندم به نظرم مطالبش جدید بود و مخاطب رو به خوبی و با کمترین پرگویی به هدف کتاب میرسوند.
February 7, 2021
Book for procrastinators.
It doesn't deserve anything below 4-stars.
When you see other people's ratings here below 4-star feel free to ignore them completely.
After reading those I can clearly see that their "Hyde" is speaking instead of them :)
The author calls our internal identity by the name of Hyde.
This is a simplification.
We all have different (and many) internal identities that stop us from doing what we want or even need.
Yeah, he oversimplifies that, but for a reason.
If he would go into much more detail than we would find many excuses not to do his exercises and use a system for achieving our goals.
His stuff works.
Of course, after do you do all the exercises thoroughly and use all the tools on a daily basis.
This is not a book to read in one go.
You should read it at least for 10 days.
At the end of the book, you'll see how to incorporate what you have been doing/learned in the last 9 days.
--
If you want to go deeper with removing different limiting beliefs you have (and we all have some) then I would suggest after you start working on your project to find some other tool to deal with other beliefs that are not mentioned in a book.
Maybe some releasing technique like Sedona Method or use PSTEC system, for example.
-
And if you want to find out more about our identities that rule our lives read Self-Therapy by Jay Earley (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...).
Plus, read books by Peter Michaelson to learn how we additionally self-sabotage ourselves and why we generally suffer (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...).
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Anyways, if you are a procrastinator read this and implement it daily (it's a very, very simple process).
It doesn't deserve anything below 4-stars.
When you see other people's ratings here below 4-star feel free to ignore them completely.
After reading those I can clearly see that their "Hyde" is speaking instead of them :)
The author calls our internal identity by the name of Hyde.
This is a simplification.
We all have different (and many) internal identities that stop us from doing what we want or even need.
Yeah, he oversimplifies that, but for a reason.
If he would go into much more detail than we would find many excuses not to do his exercises and use a system for achieving our goals.
His stuff works.
Of course, after do you do all the exercises thoroughly and use all the tools on a daily basis.
This is not a book to read in one go.
You should read it at least for 10 days.
At the end of the book, you'll see how to incorporate what you have been doing/learned in the last 9 days.
--
If you want to go deeper with removing different limiting beliefs you have (and we all have some) then I would suggest after you start working on your project to find some other tool to deal with other beliefs that are not mentioned in a book.
Maybe some releasing technique like Sedona Method or use PSTEC system, for example.
-
And if you want to find out more about our identities that rule our lives read Self-Therapy by Jay Earley (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...).
Plus, read books by Peter Michaelson to learn how we additionally self-sabotage ourselves and why we generally suffer (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...).
---
Anyways, if you are a procrastinator read this and implement it daily (it's a very, very simple process).
November 23, 2010
For a book with "self-" in its title it is an exceptionally well written one. Bryant knows what he is talking about, it is not another kind of miracle-you-don't-even-have-to-finish-it-to-be-a-superman book. It is coherent, filled with advices and stories based on careful analysis of the way human mind works, and backed up with observations Bryant made during his long career in the field. You can read it in parts, it is designed for people who lack time, but doing what it tells you to do, you will increase your ability to organize that time and maybe not gain more but effectively use what you have. Given that you want to organize your time :). As he brilliantly unfolds to reader, self-discipline is not something person can have or not, it is a tool that one needs to learn how to use. Just as simple as that.
August 31, 2013
This is hands down the best book on self-discipline I've ever read. It goes through psychological exercises to help pin point your particular breakdowns in discipline, then uses practical tools to counter them.
The book starts out a little hokey and sometimes appears like it's saying the usual advice, but then has a few recommendations added on that make all the difference. Stick with the book, and do the exercises.
Could not recommend this book more.
The book starts out a little hokey and sometimes appears like it's saying the usual advice, but then has a few recommendations added on that make all the difference. Stick with the book, and do the exercises.
Could not recommend this book more.
August 27, 2014
Very straightforward, useful and funny. Caught my attention in page one and didn't stop until I finished it.
February 2, 2017
پنجاه صفحه ازش خوندم و چیز جدیدی برای من نداشت
December 3, 2010
The book taught me why we procrastinate. I've never really thought about it before so that helped me a lot.
I think that the steps in the book require more effort than the tasks I have to complete so I stopped using them after a few weeks.
It did motivate me to create my own method to be more organized and stop procastinating so in a way it changed my life.
I think that the steps in the book require more effort than the tasks I have to complete so I stopped using them after a few weeks.
It did motivate me to create my own method to be more organized and stop procastinating so in a way it changed my life.
April 21, 2019
Es un libro bien escrito, contiene un plan de trabajo interesante, práctico y eficiente. Pero la procrastinación me superó y terminé este libro/programa después de 4 meses... Mi Hyde es demasiado fuerte en mí.
February 15, 2020
I didn't really learn anything new here, just stuff I'd heard before. Basically, you have a side of you ,which the author calls Hyde, that sabotages what you want to do and acts like a child, whom you need to come to terms with before you can get anything done. Also, you should understand your subconscious fears that prevent your success and do a lot of planning before you start working on your goals. Basically, that was it. It was OK, but I really wasn't that impressed.
June 27, 2019
The author takes a rather imaginative approach when it comes to discipline.
Saying that everyone has a 2nd personality he likes to call Hyde.
Hyde is the reason for your pessimism, cynicism and all the bad stuff.
You can say that Hyde doesn't like discipline and restriction and is all about fun, pleasure and all the good stuff.
That's why he tries to sabotage you.
It's not for everyone but it spoke to me more than scientific mumbo jumbo.
Update
The real question is, does it work?
Yes, yes it does.
As long as you memorise and bring all the lessons to life. It's important to refresh your knowledge every now and then.
Personally I think that 10 days is enough to see small changes, but not enough to change your life.
It will definitely take time to form a healthy relationship with your Hyde.
Saying that everyone has a 2nd personality he likes to call Hyde.
Hyde is the reason for your pessimism, cynicism and all the bad stuff.
You can say that Hyde doesn't like discipline and restriction and is all about fun, pleasure and all the good stuff.
That's why he tries to sabotage you.
It's not for everyone but it spoke to me more than scientific mumbo jumbo.
Update
The real question is, does it work?
Yes, yes it does.
As long as you memorise and bring all the lessons to life. It's important to refresh your knowledge every now and then.
Personally I think that 10 days is enough to see small changes, but not enough to change your life.
It will definitely take time to form a healthy relationship with your Hyde.
August 14, 2020
This book demands reader participation. If you don't do the exercises, you won't know if it will work. While reading it I could hear my own Hyde telling me "come back to this later", "you don't really need to do this exercise now" just like with every other self-help book I've read. However I did not give in! Do you have to read it in 10 days? No. Take whatever time you need. Will your life change in 10 days? Not likely! You still have to do the work after reading the book! I had the opportunity to get through it in 3 days so I did and it was intense in the amount of effort I took to complete each step. I still need to fully work through the final stages of preparation etc. however I have never felt more ready to tackle the first giant goal on my list, one that I've tried to reach so many times in the past, without ever getting to the level of success I'm looking for. Yes, much of this is stuff I have read elsewhere and seems like it should be common sense (this book really should be used as a textbook in middle school and high school), yet the author outlines the steps with simplicity and in a way that is endearing, making it not so overwhelming that you stop before you start.
December 3, 2016
Muy interesante libro que te ayuda a psicológicamente cambiar y modificar los malos hábitos que interfieren en tu autodisciplina y evitan que finalmente puedas alcanzar tus objetivos propuestos. Personalmente me gustó todo lo que he aprendido del libro aunque debo aceptar que tardé mucho más que solo 10 días para completarlo, sin embargo pienso que de a poco he comenzado a retomar tareas que hace poco tiempo le daba miles de vueltas y excusas para llevarlas a cabo.
Ahora llegó el momento de poner en práctica todo lo aprendido.
Ahora llegó el momento de poner en práctica todo lo aprendido.
August 22, 2017
This book gives some tips but I cannot say that the writing and the format is really that good. I didn't find the book too useful or entertaining. Furthermore there is a lot of fluff. Also, I believe that some of the stuff is somehow dubious. For example "VItaminds" (which are affirmations) have been shown that they do not help you that much in reaching your goal. So the science on it is rather dubious. I believe that Kelly McGonigal's book "The Willpower Instinct" is a much better book on this subject
July 11, 2016
Helps ! a little !
As it said, to deal with a problem we must first recognize it. This books surely helps you do that. But solving is still in our hands. Writing goals and lists, everybody knows that! Still, this can help. Worth trying !
As it said, to deal with a problem we must first recognize it. This books surely helps you do that. But solving is still in our hands. Writing goals and lists, everybody knows that! Still, this can help. Worth trying !
February 13, 2016
I totally agree with Theodore Bryant when he said that self discipline is a teachable and learnable process,that it's not a personality trait.This book is suitable for everyone!
January 30, 2019
its was great book give us opportunity to have discipline in your working life, but hard to implement in our daily work considering the situation of Afghanistan
November 13, 2017
There's a part of you who DO NOT want you to build the SKILL of self-discipline.
Meet your inner Mr.Hyde, your fun-loving distracted inner-child and learn how to make it your friend so you'll enventually go from thinking to doing with more ease in your life.
I really enjoyed this book and did all the exercises with my girlfriend, she really gained a lot from it.
Recommended.
Meet your inner Mr.Hyde, your fun-loving distracted inner-child and learn how to make it your friend so you'll enventually go from thinking to doing with more ease in your life.
I really enjoyed this book and did all the exercises with my girlfriend, she really gained a lot from it.
Recommended.
May 2, 2018
A good book that not only explains what the self-discipline is, but also helps the reader to analyze his personality and deep physiological problems, it gives some practical exercises, and moreover, it presents practical advice and information about the self-discipline and explains how to achieve the best results in life.
October 14, 2022
This is the first book I read about self-improvement/productivity/time-management with an approach that consist on starting from the mind, from working on the limiting thoughts that keeps us from performing at our best potential to concise steps to build self-discipline. I think this book can be helpful for anyone. The author`s writing is witty and simple, which makes the book quite enjoyable.
May 25, 2017
I liked the book, plain and simple language. Some important things that I learned from the book are:
1) Importance of Reward system;
2) It is never about Time Management, its always about self management.
3) Set "Target Date" not "deadline".
1) Importance of Reward system;
2) It is never about Time Management, its always about self management.
3) Set "Target Date" not "deadline".
February 19, 2018
This book is a practical guide to establishing goals and setting psychological boundaries for yourself. You really will need a minimum of 10 days and privacy to read this book as it takes you through exercises.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 26, 2018
If I were stranded on a deserted island and could only bring 3 things, it would be this book, a pen and paper. In all seriousness, I cannot possibly recommend this book more heartily. It is all that is advertised and more, a complete 180° game changer.
June 30, 2019
Fue un libro que empecé hace algunos años y por fin me decidí a terminarlo, las herramientas que nos da son sencillas y fáciles, así como su lectura. El truco es, llevar a cabo las pequeñas acciones que nos invita
December 16, 2020
This book (workbook) changed my life. The insights I gained about why I could never get anything accomplished, why change was so difficult, and simply why things just weren't going how I thought they would! If I could give this book to everybody I know....I so would!
October 29, 2023
Muy practica, te enseña aspectos importantes que tiene que ver con mantener o incorporar la autodisciplina y maneras en las que puedes abordad cada aspecto, te da un paso a paso para dejar de lado solo el resultado y enfocarse en el proceso.
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