2036th BLOG POST
30th Book
of 2022
I remember reading
snippets from Ankur Warikoo’s first book “Do Epic Shit” all over on Instagram
and LinkedIn. It is written with a very user-friendly strategy which allows
reader to open any page and read it as every page is independent and insightful.
Author, Meera Gandhi, has gone a little more creative with her style of writing
in her latest book which I have just completed named “3 TIPS: The Essentials
for Peace, Joy and Success”. As you can find that the title of the book describes
the number “3” along with three words i.e. Peace, Joy and Success. Similarly,
the book is divided into sections which again talks about three main aspects of
life: Work, Life and Self. Further, drilling down into this, in every chapter
that author has written to guide us about something, it begins with Three basic
tips to deal with it. Hence, reading every chapter will make you feel as if you
are watching an Instagram reel which is trying to guide or inspire you in as
less words as possible.
Meera’s writing
style is very easy-to-go which will allow every age group to read it easily
without being lost in difficult words or unwanted jargons. The chapters are of
just 1-2 pages which makes it easy for you to keep turning pages and finish the
book within 2-3 hours itself. Though, I would suggest to read 2-3 chapters
everyday and journal your thoughts about it before moving ahead as it will
prove more insightful and effective in this manner.
I liked how Gandhi has
mostly mentioned events and experiences from her own life in order to make the
reader understand the concepts she wants to speak about. It all then sounds
real and something you tend to believe in. Generally, self-help books only
speak in bullet points or hypothetical situations but here, authoress’ attempt
to speak to us as an elder sister who is sharing her own instances with us and
how it made her learn the same, helps us adopt it immediately.
In the Work-related
section, author has not been unreal like many articles these days which only
talks about how work should be done casually prioritizing only yourself. She
has ensured that she covers important aspects to be professionally or
entrepreneurially successful by emphasizing upon academics, hard work,
leadership, ownership, entrepreneurship, goals creation, conflict resolutions
etc. Starting book with such aggressive content makes you feel over-charged and
motivated to give your best in whichever field you are. This has been a good
approach over starting the book with other two topics which are mainly on
calmness.
The chapters in Life
and Self sections are almost of the same kind hence there’s nothing prominent
about isolating this into two separate parts but yet Meera has tried to focus
on few pointers in each of these bifurcated categories to make it easily
graspable. She speaks about how we can keep our life positive, radiant,
balanced, abundant and active. She gives tips on how we can deal with problems
and difficult situations in life. The importance of friendship and holding onto
these special people is given prominence in one of the chapters.
Further, in the
last section, author takes bit of a spiritual turn and repetitively tries to bring
light upon the importance of yoga, meditation and mindfulness. I loved how she
tries to speak on these topics without getting into depth but how she felt
after participating in it is elaborated which will make the people wanting to
get into this side of activities give it a try. This section basically covers
two of the major topics mentioned in the title of the book – Peace and Joy. The
closing thoughts – which is the last chapter in the book explains a concept with
the example of an acorn. It was such a great way to finish this book. It gives
you sense of positivity that we are limitless and powerful enough to bring big
changes through us. Author’s way of talking in the book also teaches how to
remain grounded and humble even after achieving success in life.
Overall, this is a
short book which you can easily finish in hours and learn a lot from it. I
would basically recommend it for students as they need these insights early in
their life to understand the priorities well. I give this book 4 stars out of
5.
Thanks!
WRITING BUDDHA
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