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Stop Procrastination Audiobook By Robert M. Parson cover art
  • Stop Procrastination
  • Find Happiness, Learn How to Overcome Laziness and Psychology of Motivation, Change Everything and Don’t Delay
  • By: Robert M. Parson
  • Narrated by: Daniel Perez

An important subject poorly presented.

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-05-21

An important subject, but the book suffers from being too repetitive an spends too much time on very basic and self-explanatory concepts.

The most disappointing thing is the narrator: I had to check whether I had downloaded a text-to-speech version of the book or one with a real human narrator. The performance is poor because of the unnatural pace, missing intonation and pauses, all of which makes the narrator sound mechanistic. You can increase the reading speed to at least 1.30 times to bring the pace up to a more natural pace, but the rest remains a tough ride to endure.

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An eye-opener.

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-16-21

After reading this book, it becomes obvious that the medical establishment is faced with a huge challenge requiring new approaches to healing and treatment - even if only half of the results described in this book are true.

Any system that rests on its laurels for too long becomes reactive, slow, inert and loses innovation potential, so it is good to have people like Wim who can stir things up with new insights, that are even backed by science. Hopefully, the "traditional" scientific community will start recognising the ancient wisdom, which is too often discredited as unscientific mumbo-jumbo.

My props to Wim for his humble and self-effacing approach. He resists the temptation of putting himself on a pedestal as a "guru" or the like, and that gives his words more credibility and impact.

The narrator does a fine job conveying the intensity that is almost palpable in Wim's text.

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Brilliant and original.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-16-20

Intelligent, inspirational and thought-provoking high quality hip-hop without the clichés of drugs, gangs, violence and sexisn, but rather positive and sympathetic lyrics supported by well-arranged instruments. Enjoy.

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Superb source of inspiration.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-15-19

This is an inspiring personal account about succeeding with what might seem impossible or unrealistic at the beginning. Through many good examples from his personal and professional life, Colin Powell shows that hard work and unselfish dedication to the task at hand are some of the key foundations of greatness. For those particularly interested in leadership, there are plenty of takeaways about how to act as a leader and how to manage staff to keep organizations progressive, dynamic and adaptable to demands in the surrounding environment.

The relativity short chapters are perfect to stand alone as individual and easy-to-remember subcomponents of the bigger whole - a bit like Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations".

The audio performance is as successful as the book itself. Powell reads with a nice vivid pace and a pleasant voice. Both versions of this book are highly recommended.

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A must read for any serious athlete.

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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-08-19

This book was an exceptionally pleasant account of extreme sports performances written and narrated in an way that would otherwise have been extremely boring. Even if you're not exactly a running aficionado, you will be drawn into impressive details and insights about how far man can push physical limits, and the book perfectly delivers on its mission to explain how mind and body are connected and interact - especially under extreme conditions.

The Audible narration was enjoyable too. The narrator immerses himself into the text and has an authentic and enthusiastic voice with perfect use and variation of speed, punctuation and pauses.

All in all, a very nice experience. Good luck.

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Great insights into the psychology, economics and norms in everything we do.

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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-31-18

Tip of hat to the narrator for an excellent performance. I enjoyed listening to this audio book. Still, I believe it would have been a better experience reading instead of listening to the book because of all the tables, images and graphics referred to.

I appreciated the insights into how psychology, gut feelings, economics and social norms influence our decisions to a much higher degree than most of us realize.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in economics, management and behavioural psychology. Enjoy!

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Great inspiration.

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-19-18

I enjoyed this book because it reminded me of something basic, yet important and positive, which is: act well and treat people well to make the world a better place.

The authors' testimonials and experience confirm a very optimistic message that perfectly encapsulates the greatest achievements in philosophy, religion and even game theory, namely that everyone wins if we behave well towards one another. Condensed even further, you could say that this book is basically about The Golden Rule combined with presidential etiquette.

The narration is good and fluent and leaves you with the impression of listening to a friend, rather than a disinterested narrator.

Enjoy and get inspired.

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The Biology of Belief Audiobook By Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D. cover art

Jaw dropping discovery.

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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-25-16

Anyone interested in personal development and/or spirituality will find this book very inspirational. Generally avoiding academic jargon, it couples recent scientific findings in biology with new discoveries in psychology and quite convincingly demonstrates that we all possess a powerful resource for fundamentally transforming our lives. Enjoy and be inspired!

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A crash course in postcolonial Africa.

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-24-16

This is a nice novel, which describes the dynamics that most African countries went through in the years around their independence from the previous colonisers.

Naispul brilliantly describes the delicate relationships between the various African ethnic groups and nationalities, those people's interactions with expatriates and among the expatriates themselves. He describes a country  (likely to be contemporary DR Congo) in moral, institutional and cultural decay and confusion resulting from the sudden changes that the country has to go through.

It is an honest and realistic portrait of postcolonial Africa written in an rich, sometimes poetic, language that leaves one with the feeling of actually being there in person.

Simon Vance delivers a nice performance that catches very well the spirit and the tone of the book.

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Of Mice and Men Audiobook By John Steinbeck cover art

A must-read classic.

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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-22-16

It's hard to say what exactly makes this book such a good read, but I believe it must be the combination of a compelling and straightforward story, and an efficient and original use of language, characterized and settings. In brief: a good story just as good stories should be!

Clarke Peters delivers a terrific performance. It's simply superb the way he gives life to the various characters in the story.

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