Review: Life-changing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
I encountered Shruti Soni’s book ‘A Workbook to a Stress Free Life in 21 Days’ just after watching a National Geographic special about the role of stress in influencing our life-long learning abilities—those who grew up in a stressful environment are less confident, more fearful of exploration, and less imaginative or creative than those who thrived in a stress-free environment. You will appreciate the book’s importance even more when you realize it in the context of raising a family—learning how to ensure that your children lives in a stress-free environment is a crucial step in giving the early advantage they need.The book is structured in such a way that each chapter represents a day, to a total of 21 days. Can you imagine to get rid of all the stresses in your life for only 21 days? Not some vague pronouncement like “in the near future”, not “in a few months”, but exactly “21 days”—and it is this absolute certainty that the author assures us that makes this book a compelling read. By the end of the book—in less than a month, that is—your mood, disposition, practically your life is changed.Shruti uses ancient, time-proven methods in getting rid of stress. What’s more, the visualization and self-affirmation techniques not only slowly but surely flush out toxic stress form our mind and heart, but also significantly improve all the aspects of our life—from improving our memory to sharpening our mental acuity to lifting up our mood so that we’re more ready to face whatever comes our way.This is a book that every modern read needs—if you’re like me who had been finding that certain aspects of my life were slipping out of my control, then you need this book to set you back on the right path and attitude. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to return to the control cockpit of their lives and finally find happiness. A solid five-star rating for this one.