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ColinH · 06-13-2010, 02:13 AM

I first read the book more than a year ago. I've re-read it four times.

I find the principles easy to remember and sufficiently universal to help me to develop my life in the way I want to. To me, that is the best part about it - something that bowled me over the first time I read the book and delights me to this day.) Thus, I continue to use the principles regularly, at least on a weekly basis. I personally concentrate more on Truth, Love, Authority and Courage.

Because of their universality, you probably will take a long time to outgrow the principles (if ever). I started by applying them to life, then progressed to money, to career, and then to diving. In fact, as I applied the principles, my knowledge grew from head knowledge to include heart knowledge and then experential knowledge. Knowing the principles also simplifies the process of helping others - because you can relate to other people's problems without needing to have such a similar experience.

One question I have mulled about the principles are - are they complete? Do all of them sufficiently encompass the whole realm of self-development? That proof is not clear to me still. But at this point, it is an academic point. If I have an experience that shows incompleteness, I will spend more time thinking about this. Until then, I will continue to reap the fruit from the Pavlina Principles.

06-13-2010, 02:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
ColinH Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 41	I first read the book more than a year ago. I've re-read it four times. I find the principles easy to remember and sufficiently universal to help me to develop my life in the way I want to. To me, that is the best part about it - something that bowled me over the first time I read the book and delights me to this day.) Thus, I continue to use the principles regularly, at least on a weekly basis. I personally concentrate more on Truth, Love, Authority and Courage. Because of their universality, you probably will take a long time to outgrow the principles (if ever). I started by applying them to life, then progressed to money, to career, and then to diving. In fact, as I applied the principles, my knowledge grew from head knowledge to include heart knowledge and then experential knowledge. Knowing the principles also simplifies the process of helping others - because you can relate to other people's problems without needing to have such a similar experience. One question I have mulled about the principles are - are they complete? Do all of them sufficiently encompass the whole realm of self-development? That proof is not clear to me still. But at this point, it is an academic point. If I have an experience that shows incompleteness, I will spend more time thinking about this. Until then, I will continue to reap the fruit from the Pavlina Principles.