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Xanafax · 11-23-2008, 03:45 PM

I have been wondering whether or not to buy the book for a while now (one of the reasons I recently joined this forum), and I just wondered, from people who have read it, is it really worth buying or can I just read the blog?

seeker5 · 11-23-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Xanafax

I have been wondering whether or not to buy the book for a while now (one of the reasons I recently joined this forum), and I just wondered, from people who have read it, is it really worth buying or can I just read the blog?

Yes, the ideas in the books is changing my life a good bit. The book isn't the same as the blog.

There are a few reviews available (at least 150 so far):

Angela · 11-23-2008, 03:57 PM

What do you want, that you have been thinking you might get from this book?

Xanafax · 11-23-2008, 04:01 PM

Control.

Like I say I am a schoolboy. A student. I am doing A-levels in Physics, English Literature and Psychology. As you can imagine the work load is quite high and I know that if I want to get the grades I need to get into the University I want then I need to do more than I am doing. From what I have heard PDSP has offered some people those infamous AHA! moments where they realise some truth about themselves, or their reality...I dunno.

I guess I am just looking for some sort of help. It's got to the point where I am starting to worry that it's too late to fix anything and this is really my last chance to get it all together...

daredevil83 · 11-23-2008, 04:26 PM

Have you read Free Sample Chapter yet? And look at "few reviews", as seeker5 said:-).

The book is G-R-E-A-T.
I don't know if it'll help you with your studying-related issues.
But it will be helpful anyway

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Do you think that this book can change your life? It can't. You're the only one who can do that

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Greetings

Angela · 11-23-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Xanafax

Control.

Like I say I am a schoolboy. A student. I am doing A-levels in Physics, English Literature and Psychology. As you can imagine the work load is quite high and I know that if I want to get the grades I need to get into the University I want then I need to do more than I am doing. From what I have heard PDSP has offered some people those infamous AHA! moments where they realise some truth about themselves, or their reality...I dunno.

I guess I am just looking for some sort of help. It's got to the point where I am starting to worry that it's too late to fix anything and this is really my last chance to get it all together...

Okay, great. Here's the thing: I seriously doubt that reading this book will give you control.

What I do think it may help you with that would make a difference for you is: a way of looking at what's going on in your life that will have you feeling more powerful and effective in being in love with your life. It will help you to zoom out your perspective on your worries and your problems so that you have more freedom to generate what works well and to let go of what doesn't. I think it may inspire you.

The website does that, too; but the book is a specific and direct source for seeing how your life is aligned, how you can shift your alignment, and what might be possible in your life if you were to take that on.

Xanafax · 11-23-2008, 04:42 PM

Oh ok, so I shouldn't think of it as the solution, but more as a tool?

Angela · 11-23-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Xanafax

Oh ok, so I shouldn't think of it as the solution, but more as a tool?

Exactly. That's a great way of looking at any resource you come across.

Xanafax · 11-23-2008, 04:44 PM

Awesome. Well in light of what I have heard here, I just bought it from Amazon, should see it Tuesday morning!

Angela · 11-23-2008, 04:46 PM

I will look forward to hearing what comes up for you in reading it!

p.s.. Steve, please send me my toaster.

Xanafax · 11-23-2008, 04:48 PM

Thanks Angela.

I don't understand the Post Script though

Angela · 11-23-2008, 04:52 PM

You know, the toaster that he sends to everyone who helps him sell his books?

It was a joke.

Xanafax · 11-23-2008, 05:24 PM

Oh

Well I feel stupid haha

Blueskied · 11-23-2008, 05:51 PM

For $16 it's not a big risk if you are curious, that's just one meal in a restaurant. That's why i ordered it.

Xanafax · 11-23-2008, 05:54 PM

Well that was one of the reasons I finally decided to buy it, it's not going to break the bank.

I did check the local library but Steve is not so popular in the UK.

The David · 11-24-2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueskied

For $16 it's not a big risk if you are curious, that's just one meal in a restaurant. That's why i ordered it.

Actually, that's 8 meals at a restaurant. Which is why I'm bargain hunting for the book.

Xanafax · 11-25-2008, 04:48 PM

Oof it arrived this morning and I have been reading it all day. I am so glad I spent the money!

Hyperchiller · 11-26-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Xanafax

Oof it arrived this morning and I have been reading it all day. I am so glad I spent the money!

Good stuff!

I personally think that PSPD is the best 'effin book in the entire world at the moment. I've got hundreds of books, and 50+ audio programs. I swear this book is the most relevant (for me personally) that will have a huge impact on me on a major level.

Steve wrote that he wanted to ask a hard question, and not go for the low hanging fruit such as 'how can I improve my relationships or how can I improve my diet' but asked how can we consciously grow in an optimal way? For those people who gave the book less than five stars must seriously be deluded or are just not ready for the book. Every paragraph has so much good idea in it that it looks like common sense and it is... but Steve explains it in a way that it is common sense but it's worth pondering over.

Every paragraph is like flowing with gold. That's why it's worth thinking about and working out how you can apply what he talks about rather than just reading it once or a few times and be done with it. The content is not something to be just superficially read. It's a high level thing not a low level how to guide.

Hyperchiller · 11-26-2008, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Xanafax

I guess I am just looking for some sort of help. It's got to the point where I am starting to worry that it's too late to fix anything and this is really my last chance to get it all together...

Like I said this book is not a how to guide. It is a life philosophy and a principles based manual for guiding you to live your best life. It will shift your life to a new level. It can probably guide you to determine what major life decisions are the best, but it will less likely to impact your ability to gain control over you 'low level' activities - such as exam preparation.

This probably isn't something you want when you're studying since it does distract you and that's from personal experience. I just finished my last exam for my bachelor degree yesterday!! So I am really happy at the moment.

11-23-2008, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Is PDSP really worth it? I have been wondering whether or not to buy the book for a while now (one of the reasons I recently joined this forum), and I just wondered, from people who have read it, is it really worth buying or can I just read the blog?

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daredevil83 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 60	Have you read Free Sample Chapter yet? And look at "few reviews", as seeker5 said:-). The book is G-R-E-A-T. I don't know if it'll help you with your studying-related issues. But it will be helpful anyway. Do you think that this book can change your life? It can't. You're the only one who can do that. Greetings Last edited by daredevil83; 11-23-2008 at 04:29 PM.

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11-23-2008, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Angela Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,520	What do you want, that you have been thinking you might get from this book?

11-23-2008, 04:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Control. Like I say I am a schoolboy. A student. I am doing A-levels in Physics, English Literature and Psychology. As you can imagine the work load is quite high and I know that if I want to get the grades I need to get into the University I want then I need to do more than I am doing. From what I have heard PDSP has offered some people those infamous AHA! moments where they realise some truth about themselves, or their reality...I dunno. I guess I am just looking for some sort of help. It's got to the point where I am starting to worry that it's too late to fix anything and this is really my last chance to get it all together...

11-23-2008, 04:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Oh ok, so I shouldn't think of it as the solution, but more as a tool?

11-23-2008, 04:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Awesome. Well in light of what I have heard here, I just bought it from Amazon, should see it Tuesday morning!

11-23-2008, 04:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Angela Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,520	I will look forward to hearing what comes up for you in reading it! p.s.. Steve, please send me my toaster.

11-23-2008, 04:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Thanks Angela. I don't understand the Post Script though

11-23-2008, 04:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
Angela Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,520	You know, the toaster that he sends to everyone who helps him sell his books? It was a joke.

11-23-2008, 05:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Oh Well I feel stupid haha

11-23-2008, 05:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
Blueskied Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 292	For $16 it's not a big risk if you are curious, that's just one meal in a restaurant. That's why i ordered it.

11-23-2008, 05:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Well that was one of the reasons I finally decided to buy it, it's not going to break the bank. I did check the local library but Steve is not so popular in the UK.

11-25-2008, 04:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
Xanafax Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, England. Posts: 658	Oof it arrived this morning and I have been reading it all day. I am so glad I spent the money!

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