Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World by Emily BalcetisMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The author’s journey to play the drums well enough to have a private concert is an interesting anecdote that would’ve made a great article (or Ted talk, with subsequent performance). As a book it’s just dragged out and, frankly, unrelatable to most readers.
Having said that there are some decent takeaways, which I wish had been given more focus:
- Apparently pushing something bad (like junk food) from your mind doesn’t work as well as actually thinking about eating it in terms of avoiding it in the near future. This seemed counterintuitive to me, but very interesting.
- Narrow your focus: Focus on smaller, more immediate goals rather than the big final outcome.
- Think back to the bad points/mistakes as much as the good points. This helps you avoid them in the future.
These weren’t the 4 takeaways given by the author, but they were from my notes.
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