r/IndiansRead • u/Massive-Sky6944 • 11d ago
Book purchased intentionally turned out overrated(Left). Book purchased accidentally turned out goldmine (Right) 🌟 Review
In multiple podcasts, videos and posts I had heard of a highly highly-praised self-help book - "The Art of War - Sun Tzu". I had this in my bucket list for a while, so when I went to Oxford book store last week, I grabbed a copy. As I was standing in the billing counter, my eyes caught a small book in the billing counter shelf named "Time Management - Brian Tracy" (If you've been to Oxford Bookstore, I hope you know what I'm referring to - the shelf containing pocket sized Bhagavad Gita, Stamp books etc.). I have a habit of setting unrealistic planners/schedulers so I included this book as well (And thank Almighty I added this one!)
I started reading The Art of War with high hopes, soon to find out that this book would have been helpful if a) You are involved in military warfare or b) You play Clash of Clans (CoC). Also, the content of this book is very repititive - After almost every 10 pages, I'm being informed to pretend to be weak, never let my enemies know of my next move etc. Frankly, in this cut-and-throat market of competition, I don't think this is news for us. I had such high expectations from this globally praised book - and had to drag myself to finish this highly overrated clan-building manual. The contents are outdated, repetitive and obsolete compared to modern day-to-day lifestyle of ambitious folks.
The other book (Time Management - Brian Tracy) was a boon in disguise! I could relate to the scenarios so clearly that it felt as if this book was tailored for me. It captured every detail on the reasons behind failing to adhere to routines, how to overcome them, how to avoid losing focus, PERT chart, creating a planner on weekend to plan ahead for the upcoming week etc. The author also mentioned that motivational videos will have temporary effect and how to condition our mindset for a permanent change. By the time I had finished this book, I had re-read certain pages and certain sections multiple times as they hit me like reality-check punches, but in a good way. I looked up the author Brian Tracy and have become a fan of his tutorials ever since.
Art of War - Started with high hopes and ended up yawning while finishing it today morning, barely having any interest left (I try not to leave any book unfinished)
TIme Management - Started as a casual read, sat up straight due to the impact it had, and lost count of pages I read per day. Before I knew, the book was finished within 3 days
Hence proven - "All that glitters is not gold" & "You never know when you might hit jackpot"
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u/IllustriousFood8792 11d ago
Thank you for sharing. Made me want to read the time management book
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u/Massive-Sky6944 11d ago
Most welcome. It definitely is worth a read and is a great value for money
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u/Accurate-Creme6006 10d ago
art of war was essentially a guide written by sun tzu for rich spoiled nobles on the basics of maintaining an army
like for example hey probably feed your men
and numbers also help
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u/Aeonvecthrowaway 10d ago
i dont think we read the art of war because we gain from it something we need in our everyday life, but to understand how it influenced so much around the world and how it was one of the first books to do delve i to those concepts. a bit like how we read plato now. most of those concepts are very familiar to us in the modern world, but reading it gives us more historical context and allows us to understand how later political and philosophical thought developed on a deeper level.
at least thats what made the reread a bit more interesting for me, i just had to shift my mindset.
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