Book Review - Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes by Rodolfo Costa
Category Book Review Rodolfo Costa Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes
In this short (120 pages), Rodolfo Costa has compiled a list of advice, sayings, and adages that he's learned over the years and that has improved his life... Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes. The style of the book isn't such that you get an in-depth examination of any particular element, nor is this a method to follow to get from A to Z. They're short numbered "bullet points" (409 in all) that will hit you at different levels depending on where you're at during your particular journey in life.
The advice and wisdom is generally grouped into areas such as attitude, goals, patience/moving forward, and confidence. Some of the one-liners are very similar to ones you have heard before, like "Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today." Others don't appear to be so close to Franklin-esque words, like "Do not be embarrassed to say, 'I don't know.' It is amazing how much you can learn just by admitting that." Both types of advice are worth understanding, contemplating, and making part of your mindset, but sometimes familiarity with certain words can cause you to just brush right over the writing without thinking.
I generally hate being told how I should read a book, but this is one of those titles that really does dictate a certain reading style. You can sit down and read the whole thing in less than an hour. Odds are that you'll get little impact that way, though. Taking a page or two a day would be much more effective so you can let the words work their way into your mind and make changes in the way you think and act.
If you get the chance to read Advice My Parents Gave Me, it's worth doing so. Finding two or three gems that talk to you can make all the difference in the world.
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In this short (120 pages), Rodolfo Costa has compiled a list of advice, sayings, and adages that he's learned over the years and that has improved his life... Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes. The style of the book isn't such that you get an in-depth examination of any particular element, nor is this a method to follow to get from A to Z. They're short numbered "bullet points" (409 in all) that will hit you at different levels depending on where you're at during your particular journey in life.
The advice and wisdom is generally grouped into areas such as attitude, goals, patience/moving forward, and confidence. Some of the one-liners are very similar to ones you have heard before, like "Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today." Others don't appear to be so close to Franklin-esque words, like "Do not be embarrassed to say, 'I don't know.' It is amazing how much you can learn just by admitting that." Both types of advice are worth understanding, contemplating, and making part of your mindset, but sometimes familiarity with certain words can cause you to just brush right over the writing without thinking.
I generally hate being told how I should read a book, but this is one of those titles that really does dictate a certain reading style. You can sit down and read the whole thing in less than an hour. Odds are that you'll get little impact that way, though. Taking a page or two a day would be much more effective so you can let the words work their way into your mind and make changes in the way you think and act.
If you get the chance to read Advice My Parents Gave Me, it's worth doing so. Finding two or three gems that talk to you can make all the difference in the world.
Disclosure:
Obtained From: Author
Payment: Free
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