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Originally Posted by DaveMatrix
Hey, I didn't read the book either, I just wanted to poke the bear. 
I do think its pretty funny that most people in this thread didn't even read the book, only reviews, and thats somehow good enough to form a qualifying opinion, myself included. I believe many prejudged this book, based simply on their like or dislike for self help. |
I bothered to watch the preview posted in the opening post. It makes
The Secret look more like quackery than any review I read.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
A goal, on the other hand, is something you write down; you plan your life around goals and you strive to reach them. They are measurable and achievable.
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Ultimately, I think this is why there are people who think
The Secret has done wonderful things for their life. In the end, when it works, it's a new name for setting goals. It's much more fun to think about how we're "controlling the universe with our mind" than it is to think about how we're conceiving of a goal, focusing on it, figuring out what needs to be done to achieve that goal, and then doing what is necessary. This is the best explanation I can come up with for why people are attracted to this concept when, really, it's just a less responsible and less realistic way of looking at goals. (That is, when it is working.)
(btw Miss Mango...I know it can be frustrating to create a thread about something you think is cool, only for it to be filled with detractors. Don't let it get to you...our low opinion of
The Secret doesn't translate into a low opinion of you
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