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The best part of this book was when it ended. I'm not going to lie, by chapter 6 I just hardcore skimmed through this. I only didn't DNF it since it's a book club pick.First of all, this book is BORING. It's like a patchwork of different quotes from various sources put together but isn't very interesting to read. Shetty's writing is not engaging on all. It was like "ancient quote" + "okay remember to turn off you phone" + "more modern quote". I would honestly rather see these as individual quote...
So happy I listened to this as an audiobook as Jay read it SO well. Normally I prefer having self-help books as paperback so I can highlight text, but I definitely felt I got more from this book through his voice and animation otherwise I might have skimmed a lot of passages as the “I’ve read this before.” But while a lot of the lessons were things I had heard before (especially the science and evidence of the benefits of mindfulness etc), hearing everything through him and his own voice just he...
One of the best reads in the year 2020. Jay Shetty offers a monk like perspective and approach to the modern world. It was peaceful and therapeutic to read this book. Highly recommended.
DNF. This is not for me. I finished chapter 1 and am already overwhelmed by Shetty’s writing which feels dull and sexist (just stop buying so many shoes and spending so long getting ready, ladies!) and classist (really think about if those daily $4 lattees are worth it!). It’s all about how spending 3 whole years as a monk gave him the great insight to write this book to share with us! It doesn’t appear much of the rest of the book is much of a memoir of his monk times though but more a cobbling...
*Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster, and Jay Shetty for an ARC of this book! Now available as of 9.8.20!*Jay Shetty has found great exposure through the YouTube community and came highly recommended to me from professionals in the healthcare industry, so I was intrigued to pick this book up and learn more about Shetty's philosophies. Think Like A Monk explores some of the basic principles of his faith through examinations of negative thoughts and their impact on everyday life, the ego an...
What a phoney dude and what a phoney book. A friend gifted this to me, despite knowing how not fond of self-help books I am. I couldn't finish this book so maybe I am not qualified to write a review, but whatever. His introduction starts with a quote that he cannot even place right. Funny, because he loves plagiarising and not attributing. Shetty starts the book with saying how he fell in love with the story of a monk and his riches-to-rags story. Right then I thought "what a bullshitter". Don't...
"Monkey mind: Overwhelmed by multiple branches.Monk mind: Focused on the root of the issue.Monkey mind: Overthinks and procrastinates.Monk mind: Analyzes and articulates.Monkey mind: Distracted by small things.Monk mind: Disciplined.Monkey mind: Multitasking.Monk mind: Single-tasking.Monkey mind: Looks for pleasure.Monk mind: Looks for meaning." Jay Shetty reveals what he learned as a young man during three years living as a Hindu monk in India. He brought home the fruits of his daily meditati
Wow! A new instafav!!!Passion + Skill = Talent (Varna)Skill + Usefullness = Occupation Usefullness + Compassion = Servise (Seva)Compassion + Passion = CharityVarna + Seva + Occupation + Charity = (?) Passion + Expertise + Usefulness = DharmaNow that's some formulaic Buddhism!Love the 'VISUALIZATION FOR TOMORROW' routine! 'TRANSFORM THE MUNDANE'Q:In 1902, the sociologist Charles Horton Cooley wrote: “I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am. (...
Jay Shetty is the narrator of Think Like a Monk and it truly feels like we are having a conversation in my living room. Shetty shares many personal stories of his three years spent training as a monk in an ashram in India. He shares the way a monk thinks (monk mind) and the ancient techniques still used today to have a more joyful, peaceful, purposeful life. I didn't think I wouldn’t be able to do any of this in my own life because I don’t have the years of experience Shetty has, but through She...
This is a fantastic book, its everything I expected and more. There are so many useful and practical take aways that you can begin to apply straight away. It is like having Jay as a personal coach. In Chapter 1 , I learned about values and Jay takes you through exercises which can help you understand and identify where these have come from, which is an important exercise. I especially love the part about knowing the difference between what we think our values are and our actions. This is vital t...
