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Pros
Branden is considered the father of the self-esteem movement. He breaks down what contributes to self esteem and makes important distinctions about what self esteem is not. Not a shallow pop-culture approach, but rather deep, intellectual, meaningful.... Read More
The only issue of this book is its longevity. The only pitfall from my perspective is the language the book written with. There are parts of the book where an example is longer than i thought it should have been and could be summarized a little quicke... Read More
Cons
Too much fluff. The book is horribly written.
The author is so arrogant that i can only take reading a few pages before getting irritated. The author lacks coherence and systematic thought. There is a passage in the first chapter where he writes that he doesn't want to be pedantic and then goes o... Read More
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Quality
It’s direct clear well structured and simple
At a moment where it is so easy to fall back into old habits the six pillars helped snap me out of a negative cycle and reinfor... Read More
You can scroll through and see he covers each pillar in a chapter and then sums everything up at the end
If you are into selfhelp books that feel like your witty bubbly bff is giving you a pep talk—know that this is definitely not t... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Its not that the content is difficult but that it is packaged in a very dry way
Competitiveness
Branden espoused a version of selfesteem that relied on selfefficacy and integrity compared to the popularized versions which e... Read More
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- This product had a total of 3,059 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 14 2024.
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I think anyone can benefit from reading this
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I was a negative 4 probably about average for a convict
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In twenty years of trying journaling therapy diaries reading self help and psychology books i never raised my self esteem one point
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But by doing the sentence completions in the back of the six pillars book i raised my self esteem to 10 in the seven areas measured
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The author’s detailed knowledge does not interfere with the way the information is communicated
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I havent even finished the book and i can tell you that its changed my perspective on so much
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Buy and then buy for those you care about
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I usually prefer books that are psychology based written by psychologists
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