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In june I had a series of discussions and was introduced to a concept "the four agreements" by don Miguel Ruiz. I looked I to the book and in the first chapter I find similar difficulties in this book as I had with the book "mere christianity". The book starts with assertions and assumptions that don't seem accurate to me. I am trying to plow through but it becomes hard to invest in a book you disagree with in the first chapter under its base assumptions.

Has anyone else has experience with these books and how was your time with them?
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a source familiar with the matter 1y ago

I liked that book

I think often whether a certain piece of advice is good depends on the person to whom it is being given

For 4 agreements, if you take everything personally and get over-invested in everything that happens, being told not to take things personally and that your attitude will shape your experience is probably very helpful. If you're already a total hippie maybe you need to be told to invest in your own future.

Similarly, if you're a huge people-pleaser reading Ayn Rand & taking the message "it's OK to care for your own well-being" is probably very healthy. If you're a jerk reading Ayn Rand & taking the message "it's great not to care about others at all", it will probably make you pretty unpleasant to be around.

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Eternal Student 1y ago

Valid point that you can interpret and try to pull put what you need from advice.