2 out of 4 stars
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A Handbook For Living
By: Geri O’Neill
I don’t know if I’m getting burned out on self-help books or not, but this one was just okay. I should’ve guessed this from the title, but this “handbook for living” is more geared towards folks maybe 60 and older.
Don’t get me wrong- this easy read is chocked full of inspirational quotes, poems, and recommended reading materials. But while I found some of these stats somewhat useful, I also saw that some pieces of advice (ie. “Don’t let fear or lack rule you” or “in order to lose weight, get rid of stress”) don’t offer any way to put these tips into practice or force a person to take action.
I did learn knew things, though. I never knew that cinnamon increases brainpower, complete loss of smell may signal onset dementia, and that Vitamin A and fish oil are good for the eyes. There’s a lot of talk about how to create new dendrites and rewire your brain, how to maintain your memory, and how to be more humorous. There’s a good summary at the end that rounds out Make The Best of The Rest of Your Life. I like the quote that Earl Nightingale claimed that one hour of study in a chosen field of interest makes you a specialist in three years, a national authority in five, and an internationally renowned expert in seven year (although, there are probably a million other marketing internationally renowned experts out there, so now I don’t feel so special).
Author Geri O’Neill is a motivational speaker on cruise ships, and I can tell that this book is written around that certain demographic. She mentions two types of people on cruise ships and nursing homes- when something bad happens, the positive people look at it as an adventure while the negative people think that the whole experience has been ruined.
I do give respect to O’Neill for travelling the country and going on these countries, keeping her mind fresh and alert. I agree with her five levels in the “hierarchy of human needs” and I like this quote that she shared: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”- St. Augustine
While this book is well-written, short and engaging, there’s nothing about this book that necessarily stands out. I also read one study that I saw in several other books. But I recognize that maybe this isn’t the book for me and that this handbook could really help other people, so I rate this Make the Best of the Rest of Your Life 2 out of 4 stars.
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Make The Best Of The Rest Of Your Life
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