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Old 10-18-2007, 11:33 AM   #5 (permalink)
SerbianSausage
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Hi n_vizion,

Thanks for sharing that. The reason I ask is that I have read countless reviews on Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more about various PD literature. Reviewers either wax lyrical on how great a book is (the majority) and on how much of an enjoyable read it was or, some reviewers will give the books and/or the authors an absolute savaging.

What is almost universally absent however, are comments from readers about actual results they have achieved/manifested in their own lives as a result of acting on the books' recommendations.

I believe that the true measure of a book's potency and the teachings therein, is how effective their actual application is at producing results - and NOT how enjoyable the book is to read. If you want an enjoyable read there are plenty of wonderful novels written in the nglish language. This absence of tangible results makes me quite skeptical of PD - I know a lot of PD "fans" and some of their lives are nothing to write home about. Others are successful but haven't directly attributed their success to PD.

Just a few thoughts. I am convinced however, that there are methods that work, but it is incumbent on individuals to put in the effort. A book will only motivate people temporarily at best to do that.

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