Review: Concrete and effective quick reading
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2014
This book is one simple but effective how-to for start reducing stress from your life.As Amy Freeman says at the beginning, these 10 Insights are only a starting place but if you feel really overwhelmed the load can be lighter even if you shake off only a few ounces.For me It was perfect because I am so stressed  that even reading the introduction about reducing stress made me feel anxious.Amy Freeman proves to know stressed people very well and in the beginning she states:“This book is not intended to add one more major project to your life”This sentence made me relax immediately.She explains the root causes of stress in a very clear and concise way and provides very useful advice to reduce stress.Although, she repeats some ideas too many times, this is actually helpful to overcome habits of the mind that cause stress.The tips are not only short (they can be read in less than 5 minutes if necessary), but it is very clear how to incorporate some small things into your day to change the way your day ends up going.It helped me realize that I can make simple shifts on a daily basis that can have big impact in my life.The author harmoniously combines scientific research with personal experience, she points out her own anxieties and shows how she freed herself from them.She does a very good job in deconstructing  wrong myths about efficiency and productivity.I absolutely love the concept that Amy Freeman writes about:The real problem is not about time management or multitasking to do more, the real problem is being comfortable with doing less.I enjoyed a lot also the links to videos that enrich the content and I found useful the worksheets to focus and discover where the stressing problems are.I received this book for free in exchange for my honest opinion and I thoroughly enjoyed it.