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Is it possible to be truly successful as a person? Or must we, as most of us do, continue to live our lives feeling in some way trapped and oppressed, frustrated, irritable, haunted by worries and regrets, creating misery for ourselves and others?
In 'The Successful Self', leading psychologist Dorothy Rowe shows us how to live more comfortably and creatively within ourselves by achieving a fuller understanding of how we experience our existence and how we perceive the threat of its annihilation.
She demonstrates how to develop the social and personal skills we lack, retaining the uniqueness of our individuality while becoming an integral part of the life around us and learning how to value and accept ourselves.
With the originality, clarity and unfailing wisdom she has become famous for, Dorothy Rowe enables us to revolutionise our own lives and the lives of others in the process of becoming a Successful Self.
‘A very brightly written book that intriguingly makes you question something most of us discuss: do we really like ourselves? Then it goes on to help us do so’
MAVIS NICHOLSON
‘Dorothy Rowe's books are so exceptional. Rowe has not just common sense but wisdom and real writing gifts. It's pleasurable to read her blend of quoted poetry, proper and powerful prose and good jokes’
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‘Dr Dorothy Rowe has qualities which to my mind place her somewhere between sainthood and genius’
FAY WELDON
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53 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A really helpful, easy-to-read yet informative package,
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This review is from: The Successful Self (Paperback)
Dorothy Rowe has written a particularly clear account of self-esteem, where it goes wrong and how to put it right.It is written in friendly language and there is always something new to learn about yourself. It it filled with achieveable examples. I found the work on laddering extremely interesting and valuable.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
literary narrative,
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This review is from: The Successful Self (Paperback)
My only concern with this otherwise good book is that the chapter on mental ill health defines the various conditions as a choice on the part of the sufferer, and ignores genetic or neurophysiological factors.
Theories such as this are not scientific as such, even if Rowe is a psychologist, and should be read as literary narratives. If mental ill health is seen to be wholly a choice, this adds to the stigma against sufferers, who are often bewildered by what is happening to them. With no hard and fast answers in this field in general, it is generally best to refrain from ascribing blame for complex and partially understood conditions.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ultimately too simplistic and impractical,
By Romanista (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Successful Self (Paperback)
Dorothy Rowe divides the human race into introverts and extraverts and all her theories follow from that. There are some interesting stories here, and some useful insights into personality types, but ultimately her theory is too simplistic to convince me. After 280 pages I still wasn't sure whether I was an introvert or an extravert. Maybe people are just too complex for her pigeonholes.She's prone to make sweeping generalisations without backing them up with evidence. I really lost my faith in her after her claim, a third of the way into the book, that all marriages, with no exceptions, are made up of one introvert and one extravert. I can just about swallow the idea that we all fall into one of two personality types, but the idea that no-one ever marries anyone of the same type is risible. Some of the advice is worryingly impractical, too. Rowe describes how she used to be oversensitive to criticism, and so developed the habit of regarding everyone who criticised her as a fool. Surely that's just going from one extreme to another, and swapping one problem for another. Insofar as there is wisdom in this book it can be summed up: shy types need to ensure they get out a bit; people persons need to ensure they get a few quiet moments. It shouldn't need 280 pages to say that. This book could do with heavy editing and a bit of nuance.
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