I kept waiting for the author to include citations to the ideas she lifts wholesale from other sources, or some of the affirmations that are lifted word-for-word from other books. There are things called viruses, germs, and cancer and being cheerful doesn't make them go away.įurthermore, the crap in this book isn't even original. Later, in a rambling section on health, the old chestnut of "hey, maybe we subconsciously will ourselves to be sick" gets dragged out about. At one point the author, talking about being unafraid of self-reflection, says something to the effect of "nothing inside us can harm us." It's a naive dismissal of mental illness, PTSD, and trauma that I found outright offensive. Much, much worse are the author's nonsensical concept of mental and physical health. The author glosses over any notion that hard work, creativity, or anything involving genuine ACTION are involved in changing your own fate. I'm sorry, but the human imagination is not a magical wishbook where you can point at what you want (new job, new apartment, prosperity) and just wait for it to show up on your doorstop. I am a strong believer that visualization and affirmations are effective techniques for self-improvement, but this book takes it to a ridiculous level. This isn't just a bad book, it is a genuinely toxic one.
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