Blank: Why it's fine to falter and fail, and how to pick yourself up again by Giles Paley-Phillips and Jim Daly

 This book (Blank) I read in my ebook reader over almost two weeks, possibly three weeks. I haven't been able to read books lately, but this book was such a reveal that reading a couple of pages here couple of there was easily done. It's an 'inspiration' or 'self-help' book, but mostly a 'personal journeys and discoveries' of the two hosts of the "Blank" podcast. The authors basically distill the message on personal motivation and drive shared by their guests in their podcast over many years, and the spice of their own experience on those matters, tie it all up with a nice little knot of scientific facts and talking to psychologists and bam, we have an incredibly easy and inspirational read.

I give this book 9.5 out of ten stars. The anecdotes are just so fantastic, and feel specially authentic because they are shared with the authors in recorded format that readers can go and listen to if they so wish. The authors are not afraid to be vulnerable and bring up their own weaknesses and issues they've struggled with through their lives.

It's an easy read, the message is simple, the tips are highly practical and there's not much hoity-doity theorizing going on. This was an amazing book, and I'm glad I read it instead of listening to as an audiobook because the written impact was just so big.

Highly, highly recommend this book to anybody looking to read something on personal growth...

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