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Dev · 10-21-2008, 05:35 AM

I began reading Steve's book since yesterday. The cover page is quite impressive. The Introduction chapter was good. There is no mention of Steve's parents role/reaction when he was in prison. A line or two about this would have been better. The "Fundamental Principles" map is very simple & easy to remember. I feel serious pursuers of PD should always keep an image of this map in the back of their mind. It is also important to note that there is nothing more important than the 3 core principles of Truth, Love & Power & among these 3 Truth is what really matters.
Steve also discusses the key components of Truth - a) Perception b) Prediction c)Accuracy d) Self-Awareness
I stopped reading here to understand and review if I had grasped the concepts.
This is what I have to say -
Each component has been explained to the point & is brief & crispy. Steve should have asked his readers to note the questions asked within each components and try & answer them for each area of their life. He should have suggested keeping a handbook for noting down. This exercise is independent of Part 2 in his book. Why I say this is because, as soon as I read a concept I mentally try to relate it to all/some areas of my life. If I make a note of this then & there, then I can always go back(as the reading progresses) and review my take on these areas.
I hope readers of this post will agree with me.

10-21-2008, 05:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 194	My Views of the Book I began reading Steve's book since yesterday. The cover page is quite impressive. The Introduction chapter was good. There is no mention of Steve's parents role/reaction when he was in prison. A line or two about this would have been better. The "Fundamental Principles" map is very simple & easy to remember. I feel serious pursuers of PD should always keep an image of this map in the back of their mind. It is also important to note that there is nothing more important than the 3 core principles of Truth, Love & Power & among these 3 Truth is what really matters. Steve also discusses the key components of Truth - a) Perception b) Prediction c)Accuracy d) Self-Awareness I stopped reading here to understand and review if I had grasped the concepts. This is what I have to say - Each component has been explained to the point & is brief & crispy. Steve should have asked his readers to note the questions asked within each components and try & answer them for each area of their life. He should have suggested keeping a handbook for noting down. This exercise is independent of Part 2 in his book. Why I say this is because, as soon as I read a concept I mentally try to relate it to all/some areas of my life. If I make a note of this then & there, then I can always go back(as the reading progresses) and review my take on these areas. I hope readers of this post will agree with me.