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Візьміть за звичку досягати мети. Припиніть просто мріяти і почніть діяти й контролювати життя
Талант і гарні ідеї — це лише одна частина рівняння. Наступний крок — це дія, яка допоможе досягти успіху. Бернард Рот доводить, що певні ідеї та дії допоможуть подолати внутрішні бар’єри, які ми зводимо самі, та здобути бажаний результат. Розкрийте свій потенціал за допомогою порад автора, який навчить вас:
— відкривати себе для нових знань і досягнень;
— перетворювати власні ідеї на успішні проекти;
— долати нерішучість і ухвалювати правильні рішення.
Із цією книжкою ви матимете можливість пізнати себе, віднайти щастя та успіх!
— відкривати себе для нових знань і досягнень;
— перетворювати власні ідеї на успішні проекти;
— долати нерішучість і ухвалювати правильні рішення.
Із цією книжкою ви матимете можливість пізнати себе, віднайти щастя та успіх!
256 pages, Hardcover
First published July 7, 2015
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23 books40 followersBernie Roth is the Rodney H. Adams Professor of Engineering at Stanford University. A longtime veteran of the Stanford design scene, he first came to the Stanford Design Division faculty in 1962.
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December 18, 2015
Hmm. I'll start off by saying I've only gotten to page 63 and am debating whether it's worth my time to continue on. Most likely, I won't. Roth writes in a fluid, conversational tone that makes the reading smooth and easy to absorb. The problem however is that there is hardly any real substance to what he says. It's cotton candy. If you take to reading self-development books, a lot of his concepts--you'll realize--are hardly new. No problem there. Sometime, it take a new perspective on the concept for it to click into your stubborn head. I know that's often my case. However, that said, I felt Roth is attitude toward achievement was "just do it, already!" "Stop stopping yourself, just do it already!" Which is true and solid advice. However, the reason most people can't just "do it" because they've developed and internalized a lot of self-limitation which they cannot free themselves of. It is this handicap that I don't believe Roth truly engaged or tried to dismantle. Telling someone they're limiting themselves with self-imposed bullshit isn't the same as helping them try to remove it. You know?
Secondly, the concept of No Meaning as he portrays it didn't sit well with me. Basically Roth tells you to dismantle all associations you've projected on the world/people/things around you. To, essentially free yourself from the meaning so you can accomplish shit. He claims that once you've gone through the exercise of saying "such and such has no meaning" and really let it sink in, you break the chains and free yourself. THEN you are able to CHOOSE a new meaning that is more conducive in achieving your goals. Sounds good, right? It is. Super powerful tool. But limited, I believe.
IT IS self-empowering to stop ascribing and associating meaning to everything around you. YOU don't know that anything IS what you believe it to be. How could you being a human of limited perception? Good, that's solid. But that doesn't mean things do not have meaning. As a person of Faith, I choose to believe that ALL THINGS to a simple grain of sand have profound meaning known only by God, by His purpose. Just because I don't get it or see it, doesn't mean it's not there. Roth's approach completely dismisses the metaphysical reality of life, which in turn, is as limiting as you can get.
And I don't think this is a situation where I can separate my Faith from my approach in living life. The two come together. Our purpose and goals are set by values and beliefs. If you don't believe there is meaning in anything, then what's the essence of your push to achieve? It could be many things, but for me, it relates to my Faith. Furthermore, if nothing has meaning, then were is morality in accountability in our actions? You could go to argue that morals and values have no meaning, they're self created, imposed. But again, that overrides the natural law of things. We know for example, deep down in our bones, that taking a life has a powerful meaning.
I would amend Roth's No Meaning approach by saying: Things do have meaning. Profound meaning. Meaning you most likely cannot grasp. So, stop projecting your own limited meaning. Try to be open to the Universe around you, let it unveil itself to you. Roth's approach, in my opinion, is very postmodern and blindsided. That said, this book aside from all the empty just-do-it cheerleading, probably does have some tools and exercise that will help people break through their self-limitation. But unlike Roth, who literally says all paths end in death eventually, so what's the big deal, go ahead and achieve what you have to achieve--I would say, the path you choose is very important. The destination in the end is death, but how you get there makes all the difference. So, if you want to learn how to achieve things in life, it DOES matter how you go about it, how you program your mind in seeing life.
Secondly, the concept of No Meaning as he portrays it didn't sit well with me. Basically Roth tells you to dismantle all associations you've projected on the world/people/things around you. To, essentially free yourself from the meaning so you can accomplish shit. He claims that once you've gone through the exercise of saying "such and such has no meaning" and really let it sink in, you break the chains and free yourself. THEN you are able to CHOOSE a new meaning that is more conducive in achieving your goals. Sounds good, right? It is. Super powerful tool. But limited, I believe.
IT IS self-empowering to stop ascribing and associating meaning to everything around you. YOU don't know that anything IS what you believe it to be. How could you being a human of limited perception? Good, that's solid. But that doesn't mean things do not have meaning. As a person of Faith, I choose to believe that ALL THINGS to a simple grain of sand have profound meaning known only by God, by His purpose. Just because I don't get it or see it, doesn't mean it's not there. Roth's approach completely dismisses the metaphysical reality of life, which in turn, is as limiting as you can get.
And I don't think this is a situation where I can separate my Faith from my approach in living life. The two come together. Our purpose and goals are set by values and beliefs. If you don't believe there is meaning in anything, then what's the essence of your push to achieve? It could be many things, but for me, it relates to my Faith. Furthermore, if nothing has meaning, then were is morality in accountability in our actions? You could go to argue that morals and values have no meaning, they're self created, imposed. But again, that overrides the natural law of things. We know for example, deep down in our bones, that taking a life has a powerful meaning.
I would amend Roth's No Meaning approach by saying: Things do have meaning. Profound meaning. Meaning you most likely cannot grasp. So, stop projecting your own limited meaning. Try to be open to the Universe around you, let it unveil itself to you. Roth's approach, in my opinion, is very postmodern and blindsided. That said, this book aside from all the empty just-do-it cheerleading, probably does have some tools and exercise that will help people break through their self-limitation. But unlike Roth, who literally says all paths end in death eventually, so what's the big deal, go ahead and achieve what you have to achieve--I would say, the path you choose is very important. The destination in the end is death, but how you get there makes all the difference. So, if you want to learn how to achieve things in life, it DOES matter how you go about it, how you program your mind in seeing life.
August 5, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. Some books have a great message but are a chore to read. Some are easy reads but don't have great content. This book has both.
There were so many great messages, like reasons are often just excuses that keep us from doing the things we really want to do. There are also tips on how to get unstuck - the author explains that you have to change the way you think about a problem - and then he tells you how to do that using "design thinking." He also provides 22 creative strategies to use when you're stuck.
In each chapter, he includes a section called "Your Turn" where he provides exercises you can do to apply what you've just read. I didn't do them all, but I did the ones in the areas where I most needed help and found them very effective.
A few quotes from the book I particularly liked:
"You can make a decision right now to see yourself differently, and then to become different." This was a good reminder to me that the past does not have to equal the future. If there's an area we'd like to change, we can.
...and...
"Nothing is what you think it is." His point was that WE give things their meaning.
...and...
"It's not about me." This thought comes in handy when we find ourselves thinking that other people's actions are related to what we did or did not do. Their actions are usually about them & what's going on in their lives, not us.
Loved the book!
There were so many great messages, like reasons are often just excuses that keep us from doing the things we really want to do. There are also tips on how to get unstuck - the author explains that you have to change the way you think about a problem - and then he tells you how to do that using "design thinking." He also provides 22 creative strategies to use when you're stuck.
In each chapter, he includes a section called "Your Turn" where he provides exercises you can do to apply what you've just read. I didn't do them all, but I did the ones in the areas where I most needed help and found them very effective.
A few quotes from the book I particularly liked:
"You can make a decision right now to see yourself differently, and then to become different." This was a good reminder to me that the past does not have to equal the future. If there's an area we'd like to change, we can.
...and...
"Nothing is what you think it is." His point was that WE give things their meaning.
...and...
"It's not about me." This thought comes in handy when we find ourselves thinking that other people's actions are related to what we did or did not do. Their actions are usually about them & what's going on in their lives, not us.
Loved the book!
August 23, 2015
I like this book but it's uneven. Starts off strong and ends strong. The middle is OK. Simply a review of leadership exercises that are really undergrad level and not what I would have imagined gets used at the Stanford d.school. Also, there is some overreach with the relativism. That being said, there are also many helpful anecdotes that cut right to the heart of the matter.
August 3, 2016
If no stars were an option that's what I would give this book. I powered through only for the purpose of increasing my appreciation for something well written and so I could legitimately leave this scathing review. The author clearly has a high opinion of himself and wanted to write this book to let us know how wonderful he is, as well as to reiterate the many compliments he's been paid. I'd be curious to hear how much impact he has actually had in the lives of those whose anecdotes he shared, but I expect it was far less than he imagines. Ironic, for one who shared advice that things in life are not always about us.
Here is some advice he gives, let me share it here so you will know the quality of his writing and save yourself the time to read the rest:
"You can modify the way you react to experiences. One little trick is that by exaggerating your reaction, you can make the experience better. For example, if you are at a boring meeting, just tell yourself that it is the most boring meeting you have ever attended. It is in fact so boring that it is amazing. If you are depressed, do not get depressed at the idea of being depressed. Get off on it. Admire the fact that you are having this amazing depression."
He gives far too much credit to himself when he describes his "rational voice of experience and expertise."
I'm sorry because I know he's a real person in the world who has feelings and all, but this was too much hubris and not enough content to handle.
Here is some advice he gives, let me share it here so you will know the quality of his writing and save yourself the time to read the rest:
"You can modify the way you react to experiences. One little trick is that by exaggerating your reaction, you can make the experience better. For example, if you are at a boring meeting, just tell yourself that it is the most boring meeting you have ever attended. It is in fact so boring that it is amazing. If you are depressed, do not get depressed at the idea of being depressed. Get off on it. Admire the fact that you are having this amazing depression."
He gives far too much credit to himself when he describes his "rational voice of experience and expertise."
I'm sorry because I know he's a real person in the world who has feelings and all, but this was too much hubris and not enough content to handle.
July 19, 2019
کتاب راحتخوانیه و میشه تو یه روز هم تموم کرد. برنارد راث تو این کتاب ذهنیات و داستانهای زندگی خودش رو حول و حوش انجام دادن کارها و به موفقیت رسوندن پروژهها میگه.
از این جهت که ذهنیات و داستانهای خودش رو میگه شاید خیلی علمی نباشه، اما از این نظر که خودش واقعا کسیه تو دنیای دانشگاهی و همچین درسی رو سالها تدریس کرده، بار درست حسابی بودن کتاب بیشتر میشه.
از اون کتابا بود که خوندنشون مفیده. یه سری روش خودشناسی یک سوم آخر کتاب میگه که هیجان دارم تست کنم.
ایدههایی مثل این که «دلیل/علت آوردن مهمله» و سوگیری به سمت انجام دادن داشته باشیم که بهم فکر میکنم خیلی کمک کنه در آینده.
اگه وقت کردم بیشتر در موردش تو oorah.ir مینویسم.
از این جهت که ذهنیات و داستانهای خودش رو میگه شاید خیلی علمی نباشه، اما از این نظر که خودش واقعا کسیه تو دنیای دانشگاهی و همچین درسی رو سالها تدریس کرده، بار درست حسابی بودن کتاب بیشتر میشه.
از اون کتابا بود که خوندنشون مفیده. یه سری روش خودشناسی یک سوم آخر کتاب میگه که هیجان دارم تست کنم.
ایدههایی مثل این که «دلیل/علت آوردن مهمله» و سوگیری به سمت انجام دادن داشته باشیم که بهم فکر میکنم خیلی کمک کنه در آینده.
اگه وقت کردم بیشتر در موردش تو oorah.ir مینویسم.
January 10, 2018
مع أن المؤلف أستاذ الهندسة والمدير الأكاديمي بمعهد هاسو بلانتر للتصميم بجامعة ستانفورد وخبير في الكينماتيكا ( وهي أول مرة أسمع بها) وهو علم الحركة المجردة في مجال الروبوتات، لكن الكتاب مخيب للآمال صراحة ولا يرقى للضجة التي رافقت صدوره.
الكتاب ١٠ فصول أغلبها قصص مضمنة حكم ويتم إسقاطها على حياته وحياة الآخرين ومعظم الكتاب نصائح معروفة مثل
١- كن مباشرا ولا تتردد.٢- بدل أن تقول افعل
٣- لا تؤجل أعمالك أبدا
٤- كن صريحاً
وعلى هذا المنوال يسير الكتاب.
الكتاب ١٠ فصول أغلبها قصص مضمنة حكم ويتم إسقاطها على حياته وحياة الآخرين ومعظم الكتاب نصائح معروفة مثل
١- كن مباشرا ولا تتردد.٢- بدل أن تقول افعل
٣- لا تؤجل أعمالك أبدا
٤- كن صريحاً
وعلى هذا المنوال يسير الكتاب.
July 15, 2020
It's no fair to the book. This is an encapsulation of a Stanford year. A course taught, and no doubt loved, by countless students. A distillation of years, shaped by the experiences of hundreds of eager pupils. Designing one's life takes some thoughtful consideration and concerted effort and I just whipped through the book in a week.
And so being told your excuses are bullshit just don't seem to have the weight of revelation. I get swapping but with and: "I want to write a novel but I'm swamped at work" becomes "I want to write a novel and I'm swamped at work." I mean, we've invited options instead of the hard wall of the but - but the idea of reframing problems isn't exactly revelatory. And as far as "There is not try, only do" we all know Yoda said it first.
All of these seem simple and obvious in the telling but the book can be more than this simplified review. Reframing your stories, finding empathy for others and yourself and eliminating the roadblocks that prevent you from realizing your own lofty ambitions are noble endeavours worth the time. This is something to be picked up and considered like a zen koan not consumed like fast food and tossed aside. I think it could reward the effort but I'm out here looking for that silver bullet and eager to get back to reading some literary fiction.
And so being told your excuses are bullshit just don't seem to have the weight of revelation. I get swapping but with and: "I want to write a novel but I'm swamped at work" becomes "I want to write a novel and I'm swamped at work." I mean, we've invited options instead of the hard wall of the but - but the idea of reframing problems isn't exactly revelatory. And as far as "There is not try, only do" we all know Yoda said it first.
All of these seem simple and obvious in the telling but the book can be more than this simplified review. Reframing your stories, finding empathy for others and yourself and eliminating the roadblocks that prevent you from realizing your own lofty ambitions are noble endeavours worth the time. This is something to be picked up and considered like a zen koan not consumed like fast food and tossed aside. I think it could reward the effort but I'm out here looking for that silver bullet and eager to get back to reading some literary fiction.
January 29, 2016
We all have great dreams or wishes but we rarely work hard for those dreams. Most of the time it stays only as dreams. If you have this problem this book is really a good medicine. Mr Roth explains in this book how you can change yourself to a doer and achiever. How you can get rid of the habit of making excuses. How to ignore distractions and pay more attention to our goal. The first three chapters are really important, I would say the best part of the book. Worth reading, this book remind me what Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam said about dreams " Dream is not what you see in sleep. It is something which doesn't let you sleep."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 24, 2017
Just Okay! Language was less interesting than the content. Most of the things are what I've already read in many other books. Yeah! I learned few new things as well, from it.
Short summary - To understand the difference between how you see yourself and how others perceive you, ask five friends to jot down five characteristics of your personality. Compare their responses to your own list: you’ll see some variety but also a lot of overlap. That overlap will include some characteristics you’ll want to retain and others you’ll want to change.
It’s also important to understand your intentions. What do you want to achieve? Ask yourself what you would do if you only had ten minutes, ten hours, and so on. That way, you’ll be clear on what you really want.
So surely, I'm not gonna recommend it to anyone...!
Short summary - To understand the difference between how you see yourself and how others perceive you, ask five friends to jot down five characteristics of your personality. Compare their responses to your own list: you’ll see some variety but also a lot of overlap. That overlap will include some characteristics you’ll want to retain and others you’ll want to change.
It’s also important to understand your intentions. What do you want to achieve? Ask yourself what you would do if you only had ten minutes, ten hours, and so on. That way, you’ll be clear on what you really want.
So surely, I'm not gonna recommend it to anyone...!
March 31, 2018
2.5 - mixed bag. Some good practical tips, but also some woo-woo and mediation crap, and overall opinions that seem to have been formed in a bubble. The author does at least admit he's led something of a charmed life. I don't think he realises how much it affects his outlook.
The book was also overly long.
The book was also overly long.
September 19, 2021
c nie wnosząca w życie książka
, nie dokończyłam, szkoda mojego czasu
, nie dokończyłam, szkoda mojego czasu
December 22, 2017
Roth is one of the co-founders of the Stanford d.school, one of the originators of design thinking, and a professor of mechanical engineering for 40 years. His book is indeed partly about achievement. More than that, it’s a collection of life wisdom from a very smart, accomplished doer, maker, and teacher who has figured out how to get results from himself and students.
Foremost in Roth’s teachings is bias towards action. Instead of waffling and ruminating, “don’t get caught up in how you’re going to get it just right. That’s what causes people to shut down and never get started. Avoid the desire for perfection right out of the gate. Instead, tell yourself that you’re prototyping your screenplay or your dress. The final version can come later.”
Some of his suggestions may seem radical, but they’re just part of standard d.school curriculum, e.g. getting rid of reasons for doing things. You don’t need them, and they’re all bogus anyway: “Many reasons are simply excuses to hide the fact that we are not willing to give something a high enough priority in our lives.” Substitute all manifestations of “but” with “and.” When you gather up your intention and concentrate your attention, you will move mountains.
There’s a ton of actionable advice here, such as a list of 22 ways to get unstuck (e.g. lists, idea logs, humor, conversation, exercise, compressed conflict, mind maps, working backward), and the “Your Turn” exercises at the end of each section. This is a tremendously useful and encouraging book for anyone whose creative endeavors could use some more bias towards action.
-- Ali Binazir, M.D., M.Phil., Happiness Engineer and author of The Tao of Dating: The Smart Woman's Guide to Being Absolutely Irresistible, the highest-rated dating book on Amazon for 4 years, and Should I Go to Medical School?: An Irreverent Guide to the Pros and Cons of a Career in Medicine
Foremost in Roth’s teachings is bias towards action. Instead of waffling and ruminating, “don’t get caught up in how you’re going to get it just right. That’s what causes people to shut down and never get started. Avoid the desire for perfection right out of the gate. Instead, tell yourself that you’re prototyping your screenplay or your dress. The final version can come later.”
Some of his suggestions may seem radical, but they’re just part of standard d.school curriculum, e.g. getting rid of reasons for doing things. You don’t need them, and they’re all bogus anyway: “Many reasons are simply excuses to hide the fact that we are not willing to give something a high enough priority in our lives.” Substitute all manifestations of “but” with “and.” When you gather up your intention and concentrate your attention, you will move mountains.
There’s a ton of actionable advice here, such as a list of 22 ways to get unstuck (e.g. lists, idea logs, humor, conversation, exercise, compressed conflict, mind maps, working backward), and the “Your Turn” exercises at the end of each section. This is a tremendously useful and encouraging book for anyone whose creative endeavors could use some more bias towards action.
-- Ali Binazir, M.D., M.Phil., Happiness Engineer and author of The Tao of Dating: The Smart Woman's Guide to Being Absolutely Irresistible, the highest-rated dating book on Amazon for 4 years, and Should I Go to Medical School?: An Irreverent Guide to the Pros and Cons of a Career in Medicine
September 12, 2017
I'm not exactly sure why this book was written. It is so all over the place and relates almost not at all to the title. The beginning of the book was somewhat interesting; Bernie is an award-winning Stanford engineering professor who told some semi-inspiring stories of people essentially "just doing it." You know, you can't be great unless you take that first step. But then the book devolved into random advice from your grandpa. "Be a good listener. You need to try to work out your differences with people you work with. Here are some good ice breaker ideas. You should try really hard to remember people's names. People from different cultures have different norms." (Not kidding about a single one of those.) "Why the heck am I reading this?"
When he described his wife's reading group reading a draft of the manuscript and giving him feedback, I was a bit incredulous. This is far more about an old dude giving advice than it is a book about making achievement a habit.
Wait, what was your name again?
When he described his wife's reading group reading a draft of the manuscript and giving him feedback, I was a bit incredulous. This is far more about an old dude giving advice than it is a book about making achievement a habit.
Wait, what was your name again?
February 19, 2016
this book starts by echoing Yoda-- "do or do not, there is no try" says the little green guy. so the first half of this very small book is focused on getting you to do whatever, rather than excusing, reasoning, delaying, planning etc etc. Gets a bit repetitive, and some of the examples have appeared elsewhere. The last half of the book meanders all over the place, and I'm not sure what the point was, exactly. I am disappointed because I have heard a lot about IDEO and the design school at Stanford, so I expected more.
April 28, 2019
Wow, this was really boring and not very helpful.
I liked the first few chapters.
It was interesting and made me think about myself and my work.
Then it went downhill.
It became just a bunch of personal stories that didn’t really bring anything relevant to the table.
I forced myself to finish listening to it in hopes it would get better, but honestly, wish I would’ve just left it unfinished.
I liked the first few chapters.
It was interesting and made me think about myself and my work.
Then it went downhill.
It became just a bunch of personal stories that didn’t really bring anything relevant to the table.
I forced myself to finish listening to it in hopes it would get better, but honestly, wish I would’ve just left it unfinished.
June 28, 2017
There are no “losers” or “lucky people.” Achievement can be learned when fixed labels are the only thing holding you back. So to start getting what you want, rethink your goals and the obstacles in your path. And then start doing something about it!
February 13, 2022
This morning I set out to make banana bread. The recipe called for two eggs and I only had one. I had a gooood reason to stop right there. Instead, I googled an egg substitute made with baking powder and water. It worked and the bread was tasty.
January 30, 2024
Bernard Roth, the achievement habit; category: how-to. This was an audiobook, but I would prefer a physical book overall very helpful. Very good advice.
The design way of thinking is a powerful mental model that you have to practice first. Just reading /listening to the material will probably not help you.
Of course you have to get past the seemingly pure self-help title superficiality in my opinion I got beyond what I expected. I expected just another self book maybe 4 1/2 stars. Rating 3,66 seems low.
About the author, he’s a PhD in engineering
Roth is one of the founders of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school) and is active in its development: currently, he serves as Academic Director. His design interests include organizing and presenting workshops on creativity, group interactions, and the problem solving process. Formerly he researched the kinematics, dynamics, control, and design of computer controlled mechanical devices. In kinematics, he studied the mathematical theory of rigid body motions and its application to the design of machines.
The design way of thinking is a powerful mental model that you have to practice first. Just reading /listening to the material will probably not help you.
Of course you have to get past the seemingly pure self-help title superficiality in my opinion I got beyond what I expected. I expected just another self book maybe 4 1/2 stars. Rating 3,66 seems low.
About the author, he’s a PhD in engineering
Roth is one of the founders of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the d.school) and is active in its development: currently, he serves as Academic Director. His design interests include organizing and presenting workshops on creativity, group interactions, and the problem solving process. Formerly he researched the kinematics, dynamics, control, and design of computer controlled mechanical devices. In kinematics, he studied the mathematical theory of rigid body motions and its application to the design of machines.
January 7, 2025
Terminar este libro, después de no haber leído nada en todo el 2024, ya fue un pequeño logro personal.
El libro comienza con fuerza, ofreciendo un preámbulo que promete una lectura interesante. Sin embargo, conforme avanza, el contenido se vuelve algo básico, con conceptos de liderazgo que, aunque útiles, a menudo caen en clichés. Para ser honesto, todo el mensaje central del libro podría resumirse leyendo únicamente el último capítulo.
A pesar de esto, salí inspirado. El autor plantea ejercicios prácticos que invitan a la reflexión, como identificar y desechar las excusas que usamos a diario. Poder hacer lo que uno quiere sin necesidad de justificarse, ya que al usar una excusa uno está dando poder a aquello que desea evitar. También encontré valiosa la propuesta de compara nuestras acciones con la imagen que proyectamos de nosotros mismos y detectar las incongruencias existentes; y finalmente la sugerencia de ajustar nuestro lenguaje, sustituyendo los “peros” por “ys” para cambiar la forma en que abordamos nuestras decisiones.
Aunque no es una lectura memorable, El hábito del logro logra cumplir con su propósito: dejarte inspirado para pasar a la acción.
El libro comienza con fuerza, ofreciendo un preámbulo que promete una lectura interesante. Sin embargo, conforme avanza, el contenido se vuelve algo básico, con conceptos de liderazgo que, aunque útiles, a menudo caen en clichés. Para ser honesto, todo el mensaje central del libro podría resumirse leyendo únicamente el último capítulo.
A pesar de esto, salí inspirado. El autor plantea ejercicios prácticos que invitan a la reflexión, como identificar y desechar las excusas que usamos a diario. Poder hacer lo que uno quiere sin necesidad de justificarse, ya que al usar una excusa uno está dando poder a aquello que desea evitar. También encontré valiosa la propuesta de compara nuestras acciones con la imagen que proyectamos de nosotros mismos y detectar las incongruencias existentes; y finalmente la sugerencia de ajustar nuestro lenguaje, sustituyendo los “peros” por “ys” para cambiar la forma en que abordamos nuestras decisiones.
Aunque no es una lectura memorable, El hábito del logro logra cumplir con su propósito: dejarte inspirado para pasar a la acción.
March 16, 2017
Some of it I liked a lot and some I thought was just OK. In a few places he got a little New Agey/Liberal "Woo woo" for me, but he had many good things to say. This book is really about changing the way you think.
March 29, 2016
The core of this book is all about how to make your achievement a habit and so habits in turn will lead us to practice them on the positive side and lead us to successful path. Author highlights that failures on our endeavors can be taken as step stone towards our goal in achievements and give a meaning to those failures which comes in the path. Anything can be achieved but it may not be always successful in the first attempt. At times, it may need several iterations to get the fruit out of it. It is all about our perception towards a particular thing that fakes us and lead to an unsuccessful path. We need to changes these perceptions and ensure we believe that we can do and we can achieve. I liked the 4 step process recommended by a neuro professor from Harvard university that helps us to handle any sort of situations. These steps helps us to escape from what our brain fakes us with the perception. When we are in a situation to handle a big problem, as a 1st step stop thinking about that and take a deep breath and try to understand who we are and how we can tackle the same and realize how we feel now and then try to recall some past event that we felt happy about. These simple steps deviate us from the problematic perception and refreshes our brain to think about it in a more positive way. Most of the times, people do fail just because they don't attempt further on to break those hurdles. Author says reasons are just lame excuses and skip them and take the full responsibility for our behavior. This way if we stop these lame excuses and take full responsibility then it changes our behavior towards the problem solving approach and helps us to live a productive life. Be confident on actions and trust them. Most of the time we used to have a wrong way of understanding the problem and this creates chaos and leads us into wrong path. First try to understand the nature of the problem and then it automatically leads us to the right path and understanding the problem more deeper helps us to give optimal solution to the problem. This emphasizes that we always ensure to work on the real problem. Author hints lot of ways on how to get unstuck from the problem once we understand the real problem. Few to highlight here are hard work, creating a supportive environment, relaxing, brainstorming, having several what-if questions, storyboards, how-why diagrams, mind maps etc., Once you get the problem solving way, it is all about putting them into action. Doing is everything. Author differentiates on what is trying with that of doing. Doing something means we intend to get the job done and we bring the attention towards fulfilling the intention. Author Roth, highlights reading habit are step stones towards small successes. Don't dream about changes, rather implement them on action. Author lists out some suggestions for good interpersonal communications, among which one thing that was catchy is Acknowledge other people's issues. People want to know that you heard them and acknowledge them that you heard their problems and don't try to solve them unless or until they explicitly ask you for. Further author highlights about working in teams or groups. This helps us to be more flexible and tolerant and helps the team to be more cohesive and effective in problem solving and gets more productive. Author explains about different types of prototypes and how they helps us towards our way to success. 3 major prototypes are conceptual prototypes, feasibility prototypes and functional prototypes. Keep focussing on problem solving and motivation plays the key role towards success. Let it be anything, be the case in that matter and take full responsibility. This book is worthy for its tips but a lot of elaborated examples makes it a bit lengthy. Still I would rate it with 4 stars.
February 7, 2017
I used to think self-help books are cheesy with overly optimistic messages but you know what? I'm at the age where I need that good cheesy motivational stuff because ADULTING IS HARD. In fact, holding onto a carefree positive outlook is way harder than having a pessimistic cynical one. Actually being pessimistic was my default state. This book came into my life at the right time, late December in 2016 just before the new year. To say that I was stuck in a rut in 2016 is an understatement. I saw its bright yellow cover at a library shelf and without thinking much, just borrowed it. What I didn't know is how much it helped me to reset my way of thinking and teach me how to focus.
Despite its very bombastic title, the voice of this book is very calming and implores your rational side. In fact, it is more angled to helping you achieve or complete a task rather than take you on a spiritual or emotional self-help journey. So if you want something that inspires you emotionally or makes you feel connected to something bigger, like the universe or something, this is NOT the book for you! I actually preferred it this way because I am very cynical and any mention of New Age-y concepts would make me shut my brain completely. The author is a Stanford professor and runs a Creativity Workshop where he teaches students and professionals how to plan, design and execute whatever they wanted! I swear, rich people get to do a ton of fun shit.
For me, I always believe that you take what you need from self-help books and leave whatever that doesn't apply to you. There are some parts in the book that don't necessarily apply to me but the ones that did? Hit me like a ton of bricks. There are so many moments when I was reading this book where I wished I had read it earlier. One of the messages that really hit me is "you give everything its meaning" or everything has no meaning. That sounds kind of nihilistic or even self-centred but the wisdom behind it is that, things only become important to you because you chose it to be important. A certain thing, person or value has meaning because you grant that meaning to it in your life. This really helps me because I'm so easily distracted and I tend to have a knee-jerk reaction to almost everything. Add the crazy world we live in where we get breaking news at the end of our fingertips, and also aggravating comments from ignorant people, and you will get a very frazzled me in 2016. Last year, I felt like I was in a whirlwind because I was reacting to everything. It's only then when I realised I can choose what I should pay attention to, when it's not worth the fuss and how to push it aside so it won't ruin my day.
It seems simple. The message is simple and I've probably read or heard some derivative of that before but I needed to hear it at that time and presentation also matters. I also like how the author is not against failure but also reminds us that we are still capable of creating change, even how minute, and not everything is dependent on external factors. Again, these points are not things that you've never heard before, and you may already think it's common sense, but sometimes you need to hear it that from someone else. There are other great points in here but I will let you decide if this is worth the read. For me, I am really thankful that I get to read this because it didn't occur to me that my issues are manageable and not even unique. I'm usually a faster reader but I took my time here and I'm racking up quite the library late penalty fee. I am definitely getting my own copy of this book.
Despite its very bombastic title, the voice of this book is very calming and implores your rational side. In fact, it is more angled to helping you achieve or complete a task rather than take you on a spiritual or emotional self-help journey. So if you want something that inspires you emotionally or makes you feel connected to something bigger, like the universe or something, this is NOT the book for you! I actually preferred it this way because I am very cynical and any mention of New Age-y concepts would make me shut my brain completely. The author is a Stanford professor and runs a Creativity Workshop where he teaches students and professionals how to plan, design and execute whatever they wanted! I swear, rich people get to do a ton of fun shit.
For me, I always believe that you take what you need from self-help books and leave whatever that doesn't apply to you. There are some parts in the book that don't necessarily apply to me but the ones that did? Hit me like a ton of bricks. There are so many moments when I was reading this book where I wished I had read it earlier. One of the messages that really hit me is "you give everything its meaning" or everything has no meaning. That sounds kind of nihilistic or even self-centred but the wisdom behind it is that, things only become important to you because you chose it to be important. A certain thing, person or value has meaning because you grant that meaning to it in your life. This really helps me because I'm so easily distracted and I tend to have a knee-jerk reaction to almost everything. Add the crazy world we live in where we get breaking news at the end of our fingertips, and also aggravating comments from ignorant people, and you will get a very frazzled me in 2016. Last year, I felt like I was in a whirlwind because I was reacting to everything. It's only then when I realised I can choose what I should pay attention to, when it's not worth the fuss and how to push it aside so it won't ruin my day.
It seems simple. The message is simple and I've probably read or heard some derivative of that before but I needed to hear it at that time and presentation also matters. I also like how the author is not against failure but also reminds us that we are still capable of creating change, even how minute, and not everything is dependent on external factors. Again, these points are not things that you've never heard before, and you may already think it's common sense, but sometimes you need to hear it that from someone else. There are other great points in here but I will let you decide if this is worth the read. For me, I am really thankful that I get to read this because it didn't occur to me that my issues are manageable and not even unique. I'm usually a faster reader but I took my time here and I'm racking up quite the library late penalty fee. I am definitely getting my own copy of this book.
August 11, 2022
I read this book but I still have no control of my life
May 25, 2016
In this book the author Bernard gives several ideas to cultivate achievement habit by doing several exercises. First he explains on design thinking that is if you faced any problem follow the 5 steps such as what is the issue, define the problem clearly, sketch the idea to overcome from that, create prototype and finally test and get feedback from others.
Then in each chapter he is explaining several steps to create achievement habit such as train your brain, don't give excuses and don't give reasons - this will make you stupid and these won't allow you to achieve your goal. Draw mind map, find assistance - no one succeeded alone. All successful people achieved in their life with others help. So get help from others and learn from others.
Finally saying don't try or over think about the goal just start do something related to your goal. Over thinking on your goal won't help you to succeed. Only if you start doing something then you will be succeeded.
He also insist that we need to concentrate on our language skills while speaking itself we should show our positive mindset. Speak with heart. He also giving several exercises to find our own self image and convert your negative habits to positive one.
At last he is telling if you facing more problems in your life means you are getting more opportunities to show case your talent. So take the problem as a challenge and solve it.
It is a good book to read.
Then in each chapter he is explaining several steps to create achievement habit such as train your brain, don't give excuses and don't give reasons - this will make you stupid and these won't allow you to achieve your goal. Draw mind map, find assistance - no one succeeded alone. All successful people achieved in their life with others help. So get help from others and learn from others.
Finally saying don't try or over think about the goal just start do something related to your goal. Over thinking on your goal won't help you to succeed. Only if you start doing something then you will be succeeded.
He also insist that we need to concentrate on our language skills while speaking itself we should show our positive mindset. Speak with heart. He also giving several exercises to find our own self image and convert your negative habits to positive one.
At last he is telling if you facing more problems in your life means you are getting more opportunities to show case your talent. So take the problem as a challenge and solve it.
It is a good book to read.
July 19, 2017
This was a deceptively good book, despite having a lame title, having a title that really wasn't indicative of the book's content, and going a biiiiiiit long in the middle.
This book is really a pseudo memoir slash monologue slash words of wisdom from a Stanford University design and engineering professor. He shares his philosophy, mental exercises, and experiences/parables from a long career in design, engineering, robotics, kinematics, and teaching with the goal of imparting some good habits and ways of considering yourself and the world.
This was, after a slow start and a dip in the middle, a good read. I found it only because of where it was on the library shelf. I don't know that I agree completely with him, but I respect his view point and I think I'm better for having considered his ideas -- some of which I'll put in my toolbox for later.
This book is not about "an achievement habit" --- that title had to be from the publisher or an early prototype -- but I do think anyone wanting to "be better" would benefit from reading the book and considering the ideas. I think it preaches a form of self awareness that is largely lacking in the world today and that many, myself included, could benefit from trying to find.
If you made it this far in the review then you might be curious enough to actually read the book. My advice then is to skip to the final chapter and read that. If that catches your interest, then start again at the beginning.
This book is really a pseudo memoir slash monologue slash words of wisdom from a Stanford University design and engineering professor. He shares his philosophy, mental exercises, and experiences/parables from a long career in design, engineering, robotics, kinematics, and teaching with the goal of imparting some good habits and ways of considering yourself and the world.
This was, after a slow start and a dip in the middle, a good read. I found it only because of where it was on the library shelf. I don't know that I agree completely with him, but I respect his view point and I think I'm better for having considered his ideas -- some of which I'll put in my toolbox for later.
This book is not about "an achievement habit" --- that title had to be from the publisher or an early prototype -- but I do think anyone wanting to "be better" would benefit from reading the book and considering the ideas. I think it preaches a form of self awareness that is largely lacking in the world today and that many, myself included, could benefit from trying to find.
If you made it this far in the review then you might be curious enough to actually read the book. My advice then is to skip to the final chapter and read that. If that catches your interest, then start again at the beginning.
May 1, 2020
غالب محتوای کتاب حول موضع حل مسئله میچرخد. نویسنده در بخشهای مختلف به ابزارها و روشها و رویکردهای متنوع در نگاه به مسئله و حل آن میپردازد. با توجه به سن بالای نویسنده و تجربه بسیار زیاد در تدریس، تعامل و زندگی کتاب پر از داستانهای شخصی و تجربههای متعدد نویسنده است که گاهی به دریافت موضوع کمک میکنند و گاهی نیز به نظر اضافی و پرگویی هستند.
موضوعی که باعث شد من به خواندن این کتاب علاقمند شوم تفکر طراحی در زندگی فردی بود. برایم جالب که این ایده استفاده از تفکر طراحی در توسعه فردی و حل مسائل زندگی چطور مطرح میشود اما در پایان کتاب حس کردم که نویسنده آنطور که انتظار داشتم به این موضوع نپرداخته و بیشتر تلاش داشته مجموعهای از تجربیات و بینشهای شخصی خود رو در فصل های کتاب جای دهد.
هر چند نمیتوان گفت که کتاب به مسئله تفکر طراحی نپرداخته اما انتظارم نگاه نظاممندتر و منسجمتر به موضوع بود. با این حال در بسیاری از بخشهای کتاب از خواندن نظرات و پیشنهادات نویسنده لذت بردم و بسیاری از موارد را برای استفاده در زندگی شخصی یادداشت کرده و به خاطر سپردم. موارد زیادی در کتاب وجود داشت که یا قبلا نشنیده و نمیدانستم یا به این شکل برایم عنوان نشده بودند.
در پایان اگر از من بپرسید که این کتاب ارزش خواندن دارد یا نه به شما خواهم گفت که آیا مایلید پای صحبتهای پدربزرگ مهربان و خوش صبحتی بشینید که زندگی علمی و کاری طولانیش پر از تجربه های شیرین، شنیدنی و آموزنده است؟ آگر پاسخ مثبت است پس این کتاب برای شما مفید است.
موضوعی که باعث شد من به خواندن این کتاب علاقمند شوم تفکر طراحی در زندگی فردی بود. برایم جالب که این ایده استفاده از تفکر طراحی در توسعه فردی و حل مسائل زندگی چطور مطرح میشود اما در پایان کتاب حس کردم که نویسنده آنطور که انتظار داشتم به این موضوع نپرداخته و بیشتر تلاش داشته مجموعهای از تجربیات و بینشهای شخصی خود رو در فصل های کتاب جای دهد.
هر چند نمیتوان گفت که کتاب به مسئله تفکر طراحی نپرداخته اما انتظارم نگاه نظاممندتر و منسجمتر به موضوع بود. با این حال در بسیاری از بخشهای کتاب از خواندن نظرات و پیشنهادات نویسنده لذت بردم و بسیاری از موارد را برای استفاده در زندگی شخصی یادداشت کرده و به خاطر سپردم. موارد زیادی در کتاب وجود داشت که یا قبلا نشنیده و نمیدانستم یا به این شکل برایم عنوان نشده بودند.
در پایان اگر از من بپرسید که این کتاب ارزش خواندن دارد یا نه به شما خواهم گفت که آیا مایلید پای صحبتهای پدربزرگ مهربان و خوش صبحتی بشینید که زندگی علمی و کاری طولانیش پر از تجربه های شیرین، شنیدنی و آموزنده است؟ آگر پاسخ مثبت است پس این کتاب برای شما مفید است.
April 27, 2019
A must-read book that is difficult to summarize in a few words. We are talking about the experience of an experienced man, Bernard Roth, in engineering and robotics who has had a rather atypical life course with very important life lessons that we all meet or will meet. But this life experience is used to give us relevant advice for progress that we find in some personal development books... but this is not a guru talking, it is relevant life advice that they give us to progress or when we find ourselves facing a wall. We are talking about creativity, teaching, motivation (for us but especially to motivate our work team), behavioural attitudes, emulation, communication and so much more, this book is so complete, essential and striking by its humility that I rarely find in the vast majority of leadership or motivational books. It is a book full of depth and it deserves this personal comment.
September 18, 2016
Decent enough. I entered the book expecting no more than a few useful nuggets. The nuggetses that I liked: (1) Work a problem backwards from solved in order to figure out the milestones between, this was a good reminder. (2) Be the cause in the matter even if you do not have all of the control over a situation, process or problem. (2) Adopt an attitude of willingness to do results despite every valid anti-reason that appears, if the results are what you want to get done. This last is easier said than done.
January 15, 2017
If you are looking for a self help book, this is a good one to start with. Good, basic guidelines. It is somewhat autobiographical, but overall, I like his ideas.
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