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As a Man Thinketh

Written by: James Allen
Narrated by: Anthony Rogers
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One of the greatest and best-selling self-improvement books ever written is now available on audio! For anyone who wants an enriched life and a more meaningful existence, this is a must-listen. James Allen’s teachings make absolute sense: "A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts." Now you can take his wisdom with you anywhere you go.

Public Domain (P)2013 Made for Success, Inc. New Thought Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Spirituality
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I'm pleasantly surprised that this modern book was so straightforward, I like Epictetus more but it wasn't sophist or tainted by negative modern ideals like most modern books

Straightforward

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I dare you to get through the last chapter, really think and dwell on what the author is saying and not want to do something great in this world! Just wow.

Blown away

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As a Man Thinketh is a timeless classic that inspires self-reflection and positive transformation. A must-listen for personal growth.

Straightforward

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short and sweet

great to change your mindset and give value and energy to what matters.

For when you need a change of thought process

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This is a great book written by James Allen. However, the narrator does not do the book justice.

Chapter 7 "Serenity" is supposed to be inspirational.

I do not recommend you buy this version of "As a Man Thinketh" as the audiobook does not identify the title of each chapter. I have a physical copy of the book so I know what the titles are.

Title of each chapter missing in this audiobook.

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Performance could be better and naming the scripture referenced would be helpful for the reader.

Offers interesting thoughts

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The narrator sounds echoey, like a hollow sound? idk. It's not great. There are two other copies in catalog plus which are free that are better. Listen to one of those.

great book, terrible audio quality

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2021 reread (listen): Keeping in mind when this was published I am being generous and giving this a rating reflecting it does articulate what it sets out to do.

That being said it kind of embodies the critiques men often embody (ha, it’s a good quip, you’ll see why soon) in their philosophical and intellectual rigour. Men almost always completely discount principles of the body and tend to characterize their mind as being detached from their body. Or reflect only upon nourishment of the body in service to the mind.

A through line for women of thought, generally, is grounded in principles of embodiment. Lived experience being reflected in the body and the marriage of the sum total of experience with the memories flowing from the perception of the body. For instance, a woman who gives birth has a body that changes, reflecting that experience. It’s an unacknowledged privilege of men that they never usually have to think about their bodies in any real sense because they generally hold rights, power, wealth, and peace of mind. Their anxieties being focused on legacy.

The more marginalized a person is, the more grounded their thoughts tend to be on issues of embodiment. They don’t have the luxury to do otherwise.

For me, this is such a disconnect with life that most thoughts on the character of men and a various anxieties come off as bloviating and sometimes laughable. To say nothing of, as I noted in my 2019 reading of this, the realities of mental health as we know it today.

So, yes. This was _fine_, for what it is.

2019: Interesting, but seriously antiquated in terms of mental health realities.

Antiquated

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This spoken edition skips entire excerpts and words that are critical for James Allen’s gift he has given to mankind through this book. This book should be studied and cannot be done with this copy. Just to be clear this is audible so as for audible experience it interfered with content and overall experience. My rating is a representation of audio edition but not to the work itself; in fact the work is worthy of every acclaim it has ever been given and a complete five star rating.

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