Review of Engaging the Ineffable

[Grace-Essien]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Engaging the Ineffable" by David Krueger MD.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Human nature is made up of quantifiable and explainable matter. It is also made up of unquantifiable and unexplainable matter. There are some things about human existence that cannot be expressed or explicitly explained. These can be referred to as ineffable events or feelings. They are an integral part of our lives. Some of these ineffable feelings include desire, time, memory, nostalgia, hope, belief, story, serendipity, mastery, joy, secrets and death. Our understanding of these concepts affect to a great extent, the output we produce from our lives.

Engaging the Ineffable is a personal development book that discusses twenty-one ineffable aspects of our lives. Each section of the book presents an in-depth understanding of each ineffable. There is a background on the roots of each ineffable and the reason for their existence. The author goes ahead to talk about how best to live with these ineffable realities, to make the best out of them. He also shares how to adopt the positive applications of these concepts to create interesting and productive seasons for our lives.

Engaging the Ineffable was written by David Krueger, M.D., who is an Executive Mentor Coach and CEO of an executive coaching, training, publishing and wellness firm. The nature of his career has given him a broad range of experience and understanding in psychology and neuroscience. He wrote this book from the wealth of his knowledge and experience on these subjects and his experience as a wellness coach for personnel.

I think this book is very informative and engaging. It is well explained with real-life instances that make the book very relatable and I appreciate this. I particularly like the chapter on the ineffable concept of time. David Krueger points out that we tend to spend our money more wisely than the way we spend time. This is an unfortunate reality that we should be conscious of because the money we spend can be regained, but we cannot say the same about time. He also made it clear that we can save money, but it is beyond our control to save time. Time will keep running whether we are deliberate on what we are doing with it or not. While reading this chapter, I remembered a discussion I once had with my friend when we were in college. We had a tight schedule and a lot of work to do; assignments to turn in, examinations to prepare for, etc. While lamenting about our situation one day, my friend mentioned that she wished it was possible to borrow or buy time from other people, she would have met some people from other departments, who seemed to have excess time on their hands (judging from the way they were spending the time). The statement was funny to me at first but I have not forgotten it since then because it keeps me conscious of the fact that time is an invaluable commodity.

There were some parts of the book that seemed a little bit too complex and I think it could have been written in a simpler way. Besides this, there was nothing else to dislike about the book. It is exceptionally well edited and properly structured. I give the book a rating of four out of four stars. I think that everyone stands a chance of learning an invaluable lesson from this book and so, I recommend it to every teenager and adult. Children will find the book too complicated to understand.

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[NancyDrew12]

This book seems very informative. Readers who are looking to learn more about human nature should enjoy this book. Nicely done review!

[Grace-Essien]

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This book seems very informative. Readers who are looking to learn more about human nature should enjoy this book. Nicely done review!