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Der Buddhismus erfreut sich zwar in westlichen Ländern seit Jahrzehnten zunehmender Popularität. Leider werden dabei oft nur einige Schlagwörter gedankenlos und plakativ übernommen, geben dann aber in ihrer vermeintlichen Bedeutung nicht annähernd die wirkliche Lehrmeinung des Buddha wieder. --- Hier werden nun die Kernaussagen der buddhistischen Lehre fundiert und doch allgemeinverständlich, also ohne sprachwissenschaftlich-intellektuellen Überbau vermittelt. Grundlage für diese Schriften ist der im 'Pali-Kanon' überlieferte Theravada-Buddhismus - also die weitgehend originalgetreu vom Buddha unterrichtete Form. Um ein ein Höchstmaß an Verständnis zu erreichen, wurde das Einzelhefte-Format gewählt. Dies kommt unserer abendländischen Aufnahmegewohnheit entgegen Wir verstehen ein komplexes Thema leichter, indem wir - sozusagen im Vorgriff - zunächst einzelne Begriffe verstehen. Querverweise erklären den jeweiligen Stellenwert im Gesamtzusammenhang der Lehre. --- In jedem Heft befinden sich als praktische Orientierungshilfe tabellarische Übersichten, Themenverweise zu anderen Heften sowie Literaturempfehlungen und ein kurzes Glossar. Dem ernsthaft Interessierten wird darüber hinaus empfohlen, sich aus der riesigen Bibliothek entsprechender Bücher zu bedienen. (Eine sinnvolle Auswahl findet sich in den Literaturempfehlungen.) --- Jede seriöse Auseinandersetzung mit dem Buddhismus ist stets ein 'work-in-progress'. Deshalb ist eine Limitierung dieser Hefte-Edition weder abzusehen noch geplant. Die Reihe wird in unregelmäßigen Abständen laufend korrigiert, ergänzt und durch weitere Bände fortgesetzt...
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Too many of us miss out on opportunities in life because we lack self-confidence. Whether it's public speaking, taking on a leadership role, or asking someone for a date, there are situations in which we just don't feel equipped to handle the challenges we face. Russ Harris offers a surprising solution to low self-confidence, shyness, and insecurity Rather than trying to "get over" our fears, he says, the secret is to form a new and wiser relationship with them. Paradoxically, it's only when we stop struggling against our fearfulness that we begin to find lasting freedom from it. Drawing on the techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a cutting-edge form of cognitive-behavioral therapy, The Confidence Gap explains how to Free yourself from common misconceptions about what confidence is and how to build it; transform your relationship with fear and anxiety; clarify your core values and use them as your inspiration and motivation; use mindfulness to effectively handle negative thoughts and feelings.
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"Note: I listened to the audiobook with the book as a companion.
It was such a great book that I have purchased 4 additional copies and send them to friends! Not sure how this book has been under the radar compared to other books of its category but in my opinion, it is by far the most practical book I have read in the realm of self help since "first thing first" by Covey circa 1994!
The author explains concepts, gives personal examples, then gives exercises to readers/listeners. The book is an easy read but not easy to grasp. I probably listened to some chapters 5 -6 times. The book has a golden list of values that sets it apart from others. There are many concepts in the book to prepare you for the real world. I have found the following very useful so far:
- Workability - Action first - Value based success
In the past 30 years, every decade, 1 or 2 books have been paramount to my personal growth and development, and "Confidence Gap" is definitely on this decade's list!
PS: the narrator in the audio version has an amazing and captivating voice."
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I'm a junior in college, well off, and in no sort of life-trouble. I've just never had confidence in myself. I never felt like I was ready to take charge of my life, have never dated, and was always one of the awkward kids who couldn't socialize with new people because my throat would fail to open and my tongue twists on itself every 3 words or so. I was fine with friends and family, most of the time at least (sometimes my parents made me ashamed of myself, despite them doing a single thing or saying a single word. I would simply anxiously think to myself "my parents probably even think I'm weird.")
3 days ago I felt I had hit some sort of rock bottom level of motivation and simultaneously had the highest levels of generalized anxiety I had ever felt. I have always had some degree of anxiety since my teenage years or maybe even earlier, but recently I felt like I was losing control of my mind, losing control of the voice inside my head. Any efforts I made to improve my mental condition were met with self-doubt, I would give up on my efforts, and my confidence would drop even lower. I recognized that I was at a point where I had the potential to spiral into a depression, because my anxiety was beginning to rise at an exponential rate.
I must admit I haven't read a book in years. I'm too lazy, reading is too boring, I don't like being told what to do, etc. All of these types of thoughts were preventing me from ever doing it, but I still passed through classes easily somehow, never improving my work ethic, or feeling proud of accomplishing something like reading a book.
Well, I read this book in 3 days. One day I woke up and couldn't fall back asleep, at approx 6 am. I get up at 11 or later most of the time so this was waaaay to early to get things done. But I couldn't fall back asleep and then my feelings of anxiety as usual just switched back on. Immediately I was just done with that feeling. It was getting worse, after all.
I went on , searched for "confidence books", found this one, didn't read any reviews but saw it had a good rating, bought it for , put it on my tablet, and started reading. It was a book that I trusted myself to at least open, and as soon as I did, I read some interesting stuff. I first read about how we are NOT our thoughts, we aren't all the culminations of the demands and actions of a dictator inside our head. Like some sort of mental trap, we have stuck ourselves in cycling lies such as a false understanding of motivation ("I'm waiting until I feel motivated to start running."), a false understanding of confidence ("I'm waiting until I feel confident before I try dating."), and a false understanding of fear ("I need to be fearless when I go up on that stage.")
I'm trying to stop myself from typing too much. I'm just so excited, because something I have never thought I would ever type into some sort of product review is, this has turned my life around. I redefined my understanding of confidence, have practiced the well researched psychologist-backed methods for defusing from your own thoughts to fully focus on what the senses and what is happening in the present, and finally I can see some sort of path towards improving my confidence. I am not saying after reading the book I am immediately super confident and can make myself do whatever I want to to improve my life, I'm saying I now have the tools and enough understanding of the human psyche that I can actually feel some sort of direction in my life.
I fully committed to what the book said. I was always a person who would just skip the details in most tasks. I didn't even read books before. But somehow, before I was reading the book, I had that stroke of anger, about my anxiety, that I felt propelled me into taking action, not this book specifically. But, thanks to specifically this book, I now know how I can CAUSE this to happen, not wait. Because I made an effort while using Russ's methods, and after I recognized that through his writing itself he was actually teaching us the basics of defusing from your thoughts (which blew my mind by the way, thank you Russ), I got totally engaged and focused in the book, and then the book taught me about focus itself, and how all we have to do to be focused and have to peak performance is to defuse and be mindful, and now it's just like everything makes sense. My head is clear. I didn't stop my thoughts, that's not what it's about. It is about truly understand that, once again, we are NOT our thoughts.
Last I will mention, without shame, that I had tried using drugs and alcohol to cope with anxiety over the course of about 2 years. This had definitely contributed to making my anxiety worse. I say without shame because I can now admit that I know it was wrong to use them to try and improve my confidence. It was wrong not because I was using illicit substances but because I had believed it to be the answer, and to believe the answer to improving my mentality and attitude towards myself was anything other than taking actual actions was one of the wrongest wrongs I have ever had commited in my life.
Now I am moving on. I have properly set goals for myself, like "jog 30 mins tonight", not "be the confident attractive beast you always dreamed of being." And if my mind tells me not to do it, and I can clearly tell that not doing it would not help me, then I have the tools to work around the feelings of discomfort and thoughts of "I can't do it.". And I will keep using these tools in other parts of life, parts I have not yet delved into.
I read a book for the first time in 3 years, and now I feel great.
“Whether you call it ‘lack of confidence,’ ‘fear of failure,’ ‘performance anxiety,’ or ‘self-doubt,’ the chances are it’s cost you dearly in your life. Take a moment to consider What have you given up? What have you missed out on? What opportunities have you lost because of it?
Over the years, I’ve worked with literally thousands of people who have put their hopes, dreams, and ambitions on hold because they ‘don’t have enough confidence.’ And the sad thing is, this lack of confidence is not due to any fault of their own. It is certainly not because of stupidity, or laziness, or negative thinking, or a deprived childhood, or a chemical imbalance in the brain. It is simply because they do not know the rules of the confidence game. ...
On your journey, you’ll discover a revolutionary new approach to maximizing human potential a model of change that is firmly based on cutting-edge research in human psychology. And you’ll learn to develop a mind-set known as psychological flexibility—a powerful mental state that enables you to respond effectively to fear, anxiety, and self-doubt. You’ll also learn to develop genuine, lasting self-confidence. And you’ll learn to enhance your performance in any area of your life—from sports, business, and creative arts to socializing, parenting, and sex!â€
~ Russ Harris from The Confidence Gap
Russ Harris is one of the world’s leading authorities on one of the most cutting-edge forms of therapy known as Acceptance and Commitment Training, or ACT for short (pronounced like the word act not A.C.T.).
ACT is essentially a powerful blend of mindfulness training and cognitive behavioral therapy. I’ll be covering Russ’s first book (The Happiness Trap) soon where he provides a general intro to it.
This book is, as you probably guessed by now, all about helping us optimize our confidence. Russ basically tells us that we’ve been following the wrong rule book if we want to dial in our confidence. He presents 10 rules on how to win the game of confidence we’ll explore in the Note.
I'm excited to share some of my favorite Big Ideas
1. Confidence Gap Defined - Thinking that feelings precede action. 2. 10 Rules - For winning the game of confidence. 3. Defusion + Workability - Two very important words. 4. Presto! Instant Success - The result of living your values. 5. FEAR -> DARE - How to make the switch.
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Good read, although I will probably read again later in the year because there is a lot to take in. I do sales and make a lot of cold calling, so anything trying to help me muster up the confidence to excel in work (and in life for that matter) is of interest to me. I read half of the book on a flight to San Diego. The fact I could read for 6 hours straight on a plane should give you an idea of how helpful the book really is.
Don't read this book if you have a crappy job or are in a lousy relationship - otherwise you'll quit your job and become single again!
Note I listened to the audiobook with the book as a companion.
It was such a great book that I have purchased 4 additional copies and send them to friends! Not sure how this book has been under the radar compared to other books of its category but in my opinion, it is by far the most practical book I have read in the realm of self help since "first thing first" by Covey circa 1994!
The author explains concepts, gives personal examples, then gives exercises to readers/listeners. The book is an easy read but not easy to grasp. I probably listened to some chapters 5 -6 times. The book has a golden list of values that sets it apart from others. There are many concepts in the book to prepare you for the real world. I have found the following very useful so far
- Workability - Action first - Value based success
In the past 30 years, every decade, 1 or 2 books have been paramount to my personal growth and development, and "Confidence Gap" is definitely on this decade's list!
PS the narrator in the audio version has an amazing and captivating voice.
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I was interested in the idea of a judge becoming involved with one of the parties in a custody case pending in front of her. But - and it’s a BIG but here....The author did zero research on custody cases. Zero on legal ethics. Zero on the law. I’m a family lawyer and was stunned by the overwhelming number of incredibly naive, and flat out dumb, errors rampant in this book. Ms. Brown, if you’re going to write a story where a custody case forms the initial premise, for heavens sake do your research! This was a pathetic effort. I’m not saying write a treatise, but the book needs to be accurate at some level or this reader is unwilling to suspend belief to buy into the silliness of the story. Along with the totally cliche writing (mind like a steel trap, his manliness, etc etc), word overuse (hitched was used like fifteen times), and the unsexiest language on the planet (the Ranger tells the judge she’s tight, etc). I tried to finish this tripe but couldn’t.
This was a great book from beginning to end. Classic Sandra Brown!
I'm a huge fan of SB. All her novels are awesome. They have great suspense with great romance too. Friction is not any different.
Friction begins when Texas Ranger Crawford Hunt is attending the custody hearing for his daughter Georgia. Crawford made many mistakes but now he's ready to regain custody of Georgia. Just when he's about to hear the verdict from Judge Holly Spencer, a masked gunman shows up in the courtroom and starts firing. Crawford goes into Texas Ranger mode and protects the judge.
Holly Spencer is in a full campaign trying to make her judge seat a permanent one. Her contender is annoying and a bully and she knows she will do a better job than him. Holly lives in a black and white world. She's a rule follower. She follows the law and she wants everyone to do the same. Meeting Crawford will change her mind.
As with other books by Sandra Brown, Friction is action-packed and there was a sense of urgency. Urgency to get to the bottom of who was behind the shooting and trying to stop him/her before more people get hurt. I was turning the pages like crazy because I needed to know. I love when I'm so taken by a book that nothing else matters. Sandra Brown always achieves this with me.
The only drawback was the lack of Epilogue.
Cliffhanger No
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FRICTION starts off with a bang -- literally! With her special brand of storytelling, Sandra Brown spins a tale around a custody battle and a forbidden attraction that turns into a dangerous and ugly conspiracy game. She's been an auto-buy author for this reader for more than 25 years, even when I felt her game slipped a bit. No question here that she's back in full force with her A-game.
The book blurb will have to suffice because you won't find me detailing the storyline with a risk of ruining this thrilling ride for others with a slip up. Each reader needs to experience first-hand Brown's special brand of talent for keeping you on the edge of your seat.
The main characters, Texas Ranger Crawford Hunt and Judge Holly Spencer, are extremely enticing, tempting and alluring. They both stand strong on their own; but together, they are a force to be reckoned with. I found myself drawn in by both and now consider them among my favorites of Brown's characters to date.
This author always seems to find just the right moment to spring an unexpected revelation that shocks and surprises her readers when they least expect it. She certainly didn’t fail this time around either, and I was certainly taken in by this one.
Another wonderfully written and well-plotted romantic suspense with a strong emphasis on the thrill of the chase, compelling characters that are marvelously drawn, and a combustive chemistry between them that builds into one hot and deeply meaningful coupling, all lead to a powerful and hair-raising finale.
The only bad thing about an addiction to Sandra Brown’s books is that you know it will be quite some time before you’ll experience this same high again. Hopefully, not too long!
As usual, I was caught up in this story from the beginning. I read purely for entertainment, and I love the unpredictable twists and turns in these mysteries. I get to a point where I feel a connection with the characters, and they transport me to a place where I can live vicariously through the protagonists. Even though this genre is not intended to be serious reading, I still find little comments that are profound throughout the story, such as, "I can tell you from experience that the more you worry about doing it, the more you do it. Fear of failing someone becomes self-fulfilling.†It isn't that she intends to drop these comments to make you step back and have a moment, but the comments are real and speak to me. Hopefully they speak to others as well. As far as plot goes, while you still have a "bad boy" as the knight in shining armor, this one has a soft spot for his daughter. I liked that! Great read!
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