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Rip It Up

By: Richard Wiseman
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Most self-help books encourage you to think differently, to think yourself thin, imagine a richer self or visualize the perfect you. This is difficult and time consuming and often doesn’t work.

Drawing on a dazzling array of scientific evidence, psychologist Richard Wiseman presents a radical new insight that turns conventional self-help on its head: simple physical actions represent the quickest, easiest and most powerful way to instantly change how you think and feel. So don't just think about changing your life. Do it.

©2012 Richard Wiseman (P)2015 Audible, Ltd Career Success Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Development Personal Success Inspiring

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Which if you follow the advice of the author you won't be able to do.
I find Richard Wiseman an interesting and thought provoking writer. I enjoy his books immensely, helped in great part, by the narration of Peter Noble.
I'd recommend his books to anyone and everyone.

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no "woo woo" or management speak here, just evidence based psychology that will challenge your assumptions about who you are and how you can change (if you want to, and also if you don't!) It is an. engrossing read, well written and brilliantly well read. Also full of great exercises to demonstrate the validity of the evidence and how easy it is to apply the lessons from evidence in your own life.

great content with practical application

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Hundreds of examples proving inconclusively that "if you ACT you will feel."

William James 100 year old theory is the first (and probably the only) theory to follow.

"Behaviour causes emotion" William James. Forget trying to get emotion right first. Just Act as if by lifting shoulders & smiling when thinking of stuff. This will bring happy thoughts.

Procrastination. "Just ACT as if you like the activity." Pull the activity towards you. ACT AS IF YOU WILL ENJOY IT.

If you want a quality, ACT as if you already have it. "Act and you will feel".

Exercise is worth doing. Just do the first step.

"Stand up. Shoulders back. Smile." Forget all other mind control techniques inc PMA etc

The book is a bit boring as there are seemingly millions of examples which prove beyond doubt that William James is the man.

ACT

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The last time I was this blown away by a nonfiction book was You're Not So Smart. As I did with that book, I have bought a physical copy so that I can take notes and look up some of the research it mentions.

Excellent content. Requires a few reads

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This book articulates ptobably the most imporant idea in modern psychology - the As If Principle.

Important

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Book contains strong and applicable suggestions. Hard copy felt needed for the exercise purpose. 'As if' concept was hard to understand. hence I am listening and reading it again

Most listen together with the hard copy

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This book is rather different to other books in the self help field. It's idea is basically that changing behavior' as if 'it is will lead to significant improvements in one's life. The author gives many different studies in order to argue his points. I found the book really good but some of the studies seemed a bit quirky and unusual. The Narrator was excellent and I recommend this book

Different

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Really interesting. Well read audiobook, and great content as usual from Wiseman. Focus’ on William James’ “as if” principle. I’m a teacher and I use this kind of positive psychology to increase the success of my students. Ties in nicely with, “you are what you repeatedly do, therefore excellence (and good mental health) is a habit”. I already knew about the @as if” principle, but I learned a lot of new information, and practical actions to take, from this book. Development of the principle backed up with scientific research throughout decades. This principle needs more mainstream exposure.

As if principle

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Having read a hell of a lot of these kind of books, including Richard Wisemans other work some of the anecdotes, studies become familiar classics. Having worked with troubled individuals for twenty years I was not keen on having my beliefs destroyed by Richards book. As it happened I think they complimented and confirmed much of the work I already did despite disagreeing on why it worked. This and his other work I highly recommend. Definitely worth a listen if not a read.

Wise words

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Really well read and engaging
There is only one principle discussed in the book but demonstrated in different ways which really useful and interesting. Worth a listen for sure

Thoroughly enjoyed this

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