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4.5
I of course preordered this book as soon as I could, and then I forgot, and preordered it again. So I accidentally got two, but I like it so much, I'm just going to give my second copy to a friend.This book is great, as easy and entertaining to read as anything else Scott Adams has written, but more importantly, I can attest, as a mental health professional, that the parts of the book that are in my wheelhouse are absolutely correct, and give simple explanations of thinking skills that I wish everyone knew. The skill of thinking has not been taught in school for many, many years (I am relatively certain that I was not taught to think in school, and I'm 45 - I was taught by my amazing parents, and my life is spectacular for it! Thanks Mom and Dad,) and the majority of the population suffers greatly as a result - I see this every single day in clinic.Even better about this book - there are enough points that are not in my wheelhouse, that I still learned something. Reading books that simply validate what I already think are about as much fun as eating ice cream, but of course they don't help my brain - because "Loserthink" covers such a variety of thinking techniques associated with different academic and professional disciplines, there are plenty of chapters that are validating (ice cream) but also plenty that are challenging (meat!) ... you could almost call it "edutainment."Obviously, I have bias. If there were an official Scott Adams Army, I would be in it. I eagerly watch the Periscopes and read anything he writes. And even more importantly, Epstein didn't kill himself. But all bias aside, I'm still certain that "Loserthink" is about the best book with which to start if one aspires to be a little better at thinking through the world around you, instead of simply reacting to every little thing, therefore living a life dominated by fear and pain.
