4 out of 4 stars
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The book Living by Choice by Michael Nelson is a self-help guide that provides advice about making choices that will allow individuals to live a fulfilling life. Oftentimes, people get too caught up in their daily lives. As a result, they tend to fall into the habit of taking life one day at a time and going with the flow. Nelson tries to teach his readers to step back and gain more perspective. There is a greater and attainable purpose for everyone. It’s simply a matter of the choices one makes.
The purpose of this guide is to motivate readers into thinking about their lives. Nelson believes that, for the most part, everyone has control over the course their lives take. This book encourages everybody to look within themselves and find their true purpose. Once they discover it, they must make the choices that will allow them to fulfill that purpose. Only then will individuals live to their full potential and truly be happy. Nelson provides eighty-two choices that everyone is likely to face at one point or another. He advises his readers to become independent thinkers and make wiser choices.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very informative and engaging all throughout. The author makes very strong arguments and is able to back them up very well. He uses reasoning and personal opinions to make his points. He also provides hypothetical scenarios to get his points across. Furthermore, it seems professionally edited. I only caught seven mistakes in the whole book. Nelson wrote this book in such a way that makes it incredibly relatable. The choices that he lists in this guide are all choices that everyone has had to make. While some may have been regrettable, Nelson gives his readers hope for a better future. Individuals must simply be willing to look at the bigger picture in order to make the choices that are right for them.
I don’t have much to criticize about this book. It was very organized and eloquent. There was a consistent and steady flow to it as well. If anything, I take issue with the fact that it got repetitive at times. While all the points that Nelson made were valid and good ones, he repeated some of them quite a lot. However, I cannot fully hold that against him, as he did give his readers a warning that this would happen.
All in all, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. It is a very inspirational read. I believe this book can motivate a lot of people to carefully consider their choices in order to live their best lives. This might not be the best book for those who don’t particularly like self-help guides. I do recommend this book to young adults who are beginning to explore all of life’s opportunities. This would also be a great read for anyone who has been or is currently in a rut.
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Living by Choice
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