Your Erroneous Zones
by Wayne W. Dyer · first published 1976
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…at knowing what to choose (go to college? go in the military? get away from all my current acquaintances?) Within a year of my peak of hating poverty I stumbled on the idea of having goals. I read "Your Erroneous Zones" by Wayne Dyer. 20 years later I had independent means (no boss, good income). HATRED OF POVERTY. People who stay poor lack that. THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. No one else's. That article is a recruitment…
on “Your Brain on Poverty: Why Poor People Seem to Make Bad Decisions (2013)” ↗…helping with this: New Guide to Rational Living by Albert Ellis (on becoming aware of your habitual thoughts and self-talk, and changing them for the better where necessary), Wayne Dyer's first two books Your Erroneous Zones and Pulling Your Own Strings (similar to Ellis), Louise Hay on loving yourself, SARK's first 8 books, everything by Robert Fulghum, A Life of One's Own and An Experiment in Leisure by Joanna Field/Marion…
on “Ask HN: What do you do socially that you learned from a book?” ↗I'm reading an outstanding book that addresses this issue. It's called "Your Erroneous Zones" by Wayne Dyer. The general theme of the book is "Break Free from Negative Thinking".
on “Things I’d Tell My 21 Year Old Entrepreneurial Self” ↗…awesome life! I thought it was genius. Good luck! [0] http://structuredprocrastination.com/ [1] I think I got that from Louise Hay's How To Love Yourself. [2] Also Wayne Dyer's excellent first 2 books Your Erroneous Zones and Pulling Your Own Strings cover similar ground, and might be more to your taste.
on “Ask HN: How do I get out of the procrastination abyss?” ↗"Your Erroneous Zones" -- Wayne Dyer.
on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗…http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Summit-Surpassing-Extraordinary-Business/dp/159184004X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_1 16. Psychology and Personal Growth (2nd Edition) by Abe Arkoff 17. Negotiating Game: How to Get What You Want by Chester L. Karrass 18. Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne W. Dyer 19. You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen
on “Tell HN: Free books for HN members” ↗I just started reading Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne Dyer, and the author has this to say about intelligence and happiness: > Taking charge of yourself involves putting to rest some very prevalent myths. At the top of the list is the notion that…
on “Why aren't smart people happier?” ↗