Review of Prioritize Us
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Review of Prioritize Us
[Following is a volunteer review of "Prioritize Us" by Nick Brancato.]
"Why do some couples thrive while others struggle despite love and mutual attraction?" This is the question that triggered the research behind Prioritize Us by Nick Brancato. The research showed that aligning values like family priorities, finances, and personal development is essential. How can couples determine whether their priorities are truly aligned? The author, therefore, wrote Prioritize Us as a guidebook to help couples live more fulfilling and healthy relationships by identifying their priorities and then comparing them to identify areas of misalignment.
Prioritize Us opens our eyes to the importance of having aligned priorities in our marriages or relationships. First, the author states that self-awareness is important in identifying our priorities; secondly, good communication is essential because it enables us to communicate and clarify our priorities to our partners by avoiding blaming questions or statements. I liked how the author emphasized having an open mind when taking the Prioritize Us test.
The author came up with the Total Difference Score (TDS), which enables couples to identify the difference in scores in their priorities. At first, I felt the ten priorities listed were a bit biased, but I was happy the author clarified that couples can come up with their own list of priorities depending on the challenges they're facing and the changes that come into their relationship. The author also provided an additional list. I liked how the author provided a compatibility label for each TDS; that was important because it also explained what each compatibility label meant to the users. I also liked that the author provided evidence of how effective the tool is. This is because the author provided different cases in which couples used the tool and achieved positive results. There were moments when I paused to reflect because the book offered opportunities for readers to reflect. It also provided examples of the best and most effective questions to use to ensure successful communication.
There were aspects I did not like about the book. One was the font size; it was so small that I strained while reading the book. Although the small font size reduced the number of pages, I prefer a larger font—even if it increases the page count, it’s worth it. Another aspect is how the author provided expected outcomes in the middle of the book. I felt that this was made clear in the introduction and was unnecessarily repeated later. The book addresses relationship matters; therefore, I would recommend a change of the book cover. Maybe the author can use a picture of couples instead of what is currently used.
I give the book a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Despite the dislikes I mentioned, the book deserves that rating because it was exceptionally well-edited as I found no grammatical errors. It was also educational. The one-star deduction is for the font size, which really interfered with the reading experience. I recommend the book to all adults looking forward to having healthy relationships with more aligned priorities and fewer arguments. This book will be beneficial to them.
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"Why do some couples thrive while others struggle despite love and mutual attraction?" This is the question that triggered the research behind Prioritize Us by Nick Brancato. The research showed that aligning values like family priorities, finances, and personal development is essential. How can couples determine whether their priorities are truly aligned? The author, therefore, wrote Prioritize Us as a guidebook to help couples live more fulfilling and healthy relationships by identifying their priorities and then comparing them to identify areas of misalignment.
Prioritize Us opens our eyes to the importance of having aligned priorities in our marriages or relationships. First, the author states that self-awareness is important in identifying our priorities; secondly, good communication is essential because it enables us to communicate and clarify our priorities to our partners by avoiding blaming questions or statements. I liked how the author emphasized having an open mind when taking the Prioritize Us test.
The author came up with the Total Difference Score (TDS), which enables couples to identify the difference in scores in their priorities. At first, I felt the ten priorities listed were a bit biased, but I was happy the author clarified that couples can come up with their own list of priorities depending on the challenges they're facing and the changes that come into their relationship. The author also provided an additional list. I liked how the author provided a compatibility label for each TDS; that was important because it also explained what each compatibility label meant to the users. I also liked that the author provided evidence of how effective the tool is. This is because the author provided different cases in which couples used the tool and achieved positive results. There were moments when I paused to reflect because the book offered opportunities for readers to reflect. It also provided examples of the best and most effective questions to use to ensure successful communication.
There were aspects I did not like about the book. One was the font size; it was so small that I strained while reading the book. Although the small font size reduced the number of pages, I prefer a larger font—even if it increases the page count, it’s worth it. Another aspect is how the author provided expected outcomes in the middle of the book. I felt that this was made clear in the introduction and was unnecessarily repeated later. The book addresses relationship matters; therefore, I would recommend a change of the book cover. Maybe the author can use a picture of couples instead of what is currently used.
I give the book a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Despite the dislikes I mentioned, the book deserves that rating because it was exceptionally well-edited as I found no grammatical errors. It was also educational. The one-star deduction is for the font size, which really interfered with the reading experience. I recommend the book to all adults looking forward to having healthy relationships with more aligned priorities and fewer arguments. This book will be beneficial to them.
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Prioritize Us
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