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A review by lcelvenes
59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot by Richard Wiseman
4.0
59 seconds revolves around the idea of finding things that help you improve in various areas of life, that can be explained in under a minute.
What I liked about the book is Richard Wiseman's approach. If you're looking for something from the self-help section, but you're a bit on the sceptical side, this could be a book for you. In 59 seconds, Wiseman looks at many of the traditional topics that are covered in most self-help "how to improve your life" type books (with an enormous variety in quality), but rather than serving up complete bullshit (like The Secret), he looks to published research and studies for information, especially from the field of psychology.
The chapters in 59 seconds have sections the called "in 59 seconds", where Wiseman gives a quick summery of what's been covered, with a how-to focus, enabling the reader to start using the findings and techniques right away.
I found 59 seconds to be a bit like Malcolm Gladwell's work (and Gladwell is mentioned, as well as there are overlaps in Wiseman's and Gladwell's work, especially if you've read Blink), though not as focused.
All in all 59 seconds is a 3 out 5 stars, but I give it a fourth star because of the more scientific approach to a field otherwise filled with too many "I wanna be a life coach, and wrote a book about you're guaranteed to change your life in the blink of an eye" books.
What I liked about the book is Richard Wiseman's approach. If you're looking for something from the self-help section, but you're a bit on the sceptical side, this could be a book for you. In 59 seconds, Wiseman looks at many of the traditional topics that are covered in most self-help "how to improve your life" type books (with an enormous variety in quality), but rather than serving up complete bullshit (like The Secret), he looks to published research and studies for information, especially from the field of psychology.
The chapters in 59 seconds have sections the called "in 59 seconds", where Wiseman gives a quick summery of what's been covered, with a how-to focus, enabling the reader to start using the findings and techniques right away.
I found 59 seconds to be a bit like Malcolm Gladwell's work (and Gladwell is mentioned, as well as there are overlaps in Wiseman's and Gladwell's work, especially if you've read Blink), though not as focused.
All in all 59 seconds is a 3 out 5 stars, but I give it a fourth star because of the more scientific approach to a field otherwise filled with too many "I wanna be a life coach, and wrote a book about you're guaranteed to change your life in the blink of an eye" books.