The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin S. Sharma · first published 1996
67% recommend11% neutral22% critical
Why HN recommends it
Parable-style self-help that packages simple life principles like mindfulness, discipline and purpose as a story. It produces real habit changes and suits anyone seeking personal growth.
Common criticism: Some find the writing cliched and the advice generic self-help
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Includes a bonus excerpt of Robin Sharma's upcoming The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. With more than four million copies sold in fifty-one languages, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari launched a bestselling series and continues to help people from every walk of life live with far greater success, happiness and meaning in these times of dramatic uncertainty. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari celebrates the story of Julian Mantle, a successful but misguided lawyer whose physical and emotional collapse propels him to confront his life. The result is an engaging odyssey on how to
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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on “Ask HN: Which book had the biggest impact on your personality?” ↗1) All of Robin Sharma's books - especially The Monk who sold his Ferrari 2) The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell 3) Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson 4) The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius 5) Barking up the wrong tree by Eric Barker 6) This might be strange…
on “Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect?” ↗…to win friends and influence people. Helped me understand the dynamics of relationships in a unon manipulative and empathetic way. - Sapiens. Changed my view on human organizations and religion - the monk who sold his Ferrari - meditations by Marcus Aurelius - the screwtape letters. Letter 15 specifically changed me
on “Ask HN: Life Changing Books?” ↗Looked inside. Mindfully. I encourage you to read following books: 1. Mindfulness in plain English 2. As a man thinketh 3. Self reliance (essay by RWE) 4. Wherever you go, there you are 5. The monk who sold his Ferrari 6. The alchemist 7. Wind, sand and stars 8. The heart and the fist 9. The little prince 10. The phantom tollbooth If you think you don't have the time for all, just only read the first one.
on “Ask HN: How to Find Purpose?” ↗- The Monk who Sold His Ferrari I was young and stupid, and I bought this book because of its very high Amazon rating. It's badly written, same old self-help cringe, and generic good advice packaged as something novel. I also found…
on “Ask HN: What books have you not finished?” ↗Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Never really been one to enjoy popular books on philosophy (Alchemist was overrated, Monk who sold his Ferrari cliched, The Secret just boring ...IMO) and picked this up at a used book store. The book truly put a new perspective on life for me. Perhaps it was a combination of the time when I read the book: Undue…
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