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Not bad so far. I have agreed with a good number of the points Dieda has brought up so far. My only gripe has been the 5th point or chapter, it’s about realizing your true power but in honestly it’s 8 paragraphs going a round about way to tell you to find your purpose. The chapters are already short I just feel like this one didn’t need to be included.

His references when describing things are A tier, comparing an animal from the desert to The Gorgon or a spider waiting to descend on its prey to Grendel’s mother.

He says making art isn’t competitive. Inherently it isn’t but in society today it most definitely is. Most of the time it can be someone’s whole motivation. People make art with the thought of selling it in mind or if they’re not selling it the competition lies in the reaction compared to other works. Saying it isn’t competitive is removing the desire factor from the equation.

He dropped a book and it so happened to land on a page that said, if a doctor tries to take one of your organs don’t let them. There’s just no way this ever happened

There’s a lot of beating around the bush, it’s like ideas are being conveyed and there’s no deep dive into them. Chapter 5 is “Don’t we need to think positively” and the whole gist of the chapter is to not think at all, with no explanation of how to calm yourself to even begin clearing your thoughts

Just started reading and can tell this book is going to connect with me so well. The insane self doubt can seem like such a personal problem and to know others experience it aswell is a gift

Might just be me but it’s kind of loosing my interest, every chapter is about how he doesn’t know what he’s doing as a combat medic and day to day things in Iraq.

Way less fragmented after he joins the military, still enjoying the read

Just started today and it’s pretty interesting the only thing giving me reservations is it’s pretty fragmented and doesn’t have a clear timeline