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chp. 3 thoughts: glasser's writing still rubs me the wrong way at parts - i know that he has a wealth of experience, but the sweeping generalisations annoy me more than not. that said, this chp. on the concept of quality world is more coherent with some genuine insights - e.g. how we all must have q.w. pics of ourselves - extremely idealised & slightly idealised vers. - which made for some interesting insights.
— Mar 23, 2025 02:00AM
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Zhi
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chp. 4 thoughts: still remain skeptical of some of glasser's wilder claims & his oft self-righteous tone, but this is the chp. that has been the most insightful so far. the idea that we choose the behaviours that best helps us gain effective control over our lives and how we can make more effective choices is empowering. i also thought that his analysis of why we choose depressive behaviour was interesting.
— Mar 28, 2025 09:15PM
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chapter 2 thoughts: glasser sure does go off on tangents when discussing the five basic needs - i struggled at parts to figure out how his writing contributed to his point. also, how much scientific basis is there for his ideas? he also glosses over his assumptions. but he does raise some ideas that i appreciated - e.g. the link between freedom and constructive! creativity
— Mar 21, 2025 07:34AM
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more thoughts since i have to eventually write a book review for work: the other thing i appreciate about choice theory is that it is inherently hopeful. we are not mere creatures of fate - we have more power than we believe. i think it’s very helpful to know in this era of disillusionment and cynicism - that we can still believe that people can be kind and compassionate even when events tell us otherwise.
— Mar 21, 2025 03:22AM
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reading this for work: i will say, i have always appreciated the internal consistency of choice theory, but i remain skeptical of some of glasser’s clajms. i find that it’s impossible for any theory or model to encompass every single situation, and to do so would be to place humans and events into too-small boxes. but i’m reading this with an open mind and tbh quite a lot of what he says remains logical.
— Mar 21, 2025 03:20AM
