Review: The Inside Secrets of "The Secret"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2012
Far too many skeptical folks unthinkingly write off self-help books, like The Secret, as dubious claptrap. For instance, they'll mock people who try to "manifest" checks in the mail just by sitting around on their couches dreaming about money. I hear that! But the ideas in The Secret (and similar books) are more complex and harder to refute than these critics realize. Enter Scot Conway, a prolific author who's published numerous works on this subject. Conway takes a sharp new look at old self help concepts and gives the reader a clear, easy to "get" tour of the pros and cons of "laws" like the Law of Attraction. He's got a positive, uplifting voice, and his enthusiasm for sparkles through. Only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that I would have liked more science and less cheerleading. Where are the studies that support these 'laws'? Where are the data? That said, I suspect he's onto something...