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Simpleology

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Simpleology

The Simple Science of Getting What You Want

Wiley,

15 min read
10 take-aways
Audio & text

What's inside?

Sometimes, the simplest plan is the most successful. Learn how to put this valuable lesson to work in your life.

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Editorial Rating

6

Qualities

  • Eye Opening
  • For Beginners

Recommendation

Do you often complicate things so much that achieving your most important goals becomes difficult, if not impossible? Do your viewpoints and attitudes about how the world works get in the way of your success? Do seemingly impenetrable barriers inhibit your progress? Do these obstacles have a negative impact on your thinking, self-confidence and ability to keep moving? Are you going in circles? If so, Mark Joyner has some ideas on how to get out of that stultifying rut. In his new book, Joyner shows you how to break out of the prison of your mind and start seeing things more clearly. Most importantly, he explains how to get precisely what you want. Joyner's book is a bit disjointed, and perhaps its practical application is not as simple as the author proposes, though the additional materials on his free Web site help. Nevertheless, Joyner is an original and eclectic thinker, and getAbstract finds many of his concepts interesting and enlightening. Hopefully, they will enable you to move ahead more directly and get where you want to be.

Summary

"The Asylum"

How can you get what you want from life? The best way is to be firm about your goals, then focus your efforts to work straightforwardly toward achieving them. Unfortunately, human beings seldom take the direct, uncomplicated approach. Instead, they waste their time scurrying here and there, unfocused, losing track of their objectives. They are like mice in a cage, scampering back and forth, going nowhere. Their actions, repeated over and over, accomplish nothing. Sounds insane, doesn't it? It is. It's almost as if some people lock themselves in their own personal asylums.

If this is your problem, how do you break out? Adopt a scientific approach to life and to attaining your goals. Here's how it works: Do something. Take action. If that action moves you closer to achieving your objectives, keep doing it. Getting in motion is just that simple.

To give yourself an edge, work hard to ensure that the information (data) you use to understand the world and make decisions is solid and verifiable. Watch out for logic and communication traps such as personal attacks and double binds (either/or arguments that don't present viable alternatives). Think like ...

About the Author

Mark Joyner is a best-selling author of more than a dozen books translated into many languages. He pioneered e-commerce, and helped develop various new technologies, such as electronic books and remotely-hosted ad tracking.

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    A. D. 1 decade ago
    This book sounds complicated and muddled from reading the PDF summary. I particularly hate the need for 'focus' analogy where he talks of a brick being just a blunt tool whereas a bayonet focusses all ones energy to a point. Thus use the bayonet to kill people not the brick where they can get back up - awful!