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The Flinch [Kindle Edition]

Julien Smith
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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A book so important we refuse to charge for it.

Julien Smith has delivered a surprise, a confrontation, a book that will push you, scare you and possibly stick with you for years to come.

The idea is simple: your flinch mechanism can save your life. It shortcircuits the conscious mind and allows you to pull back and avoid danger faster than you can even imagine it’s there.

But what if danger is exactly what you need?

What if facing the flinch is the one best way to get what you want?

Here’s a chance to read the book everyone will be talking about, before they do.

What are you afraid of? Here's how to find out.

About the Author

Julien Smith is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker who has been involved in organizing online communities for over 15 years, from early BBSes and flashmobs to the social web as we know it today.

Along with being the co-author of Trust Agents, one of the social web’s most recognized books, he is a contributor to GQ, Sirius Satellite Radio, Cosmopolitan, the CBC, and more.

Julien's work is often about leaning into discomfort and pain, into self-examination and discipline, intending both to provoke and unbalance. The lessons from The Flinch came from self-defense professionals, security experts, weightlifters, parkour practitioners, and more.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This book is crammed with amazing advice that exposes those annoying gremlins that hide in your subconscious mind telling you everything you "can't" do and shows you how to brush them aside and banish self doubt.

It is a great piece of work that I will continue to refer to whenever I feel 'the flinch' trying to demotivate me, and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Interesting concept 23 Mar 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
I wasn't sure what I would get when I downloaded The Flinch. But it was free, and to be honest I really liked the picture of the man with the scrunched up face for the cover. But within... even if you don't actually do the things he asks, like go stand in a cold shower, take the concepts to heart. I am a slave of the flinch reflex as he describes it time and time again, all the time, every day, sometimes every hour. I have grown far too afraid to do new things or go outside of my self-made and ever shrinking comfort zone. Just reading this book and keeping the word `flinch' in m mind has made me do things and take risks where before I wouldn't have. And guess what, my life is a little bit richer.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Julien Smith has written a very important book. I quite simply loved this book and it has had a massive impact on me since reading it.

It led me to seriously and honestly assess every area of my life in which 'The Flinch' (fear) has stopped me making progress. I have changed many of those areas and aspects of my thinking, it would not be overstating it to say reading it has changed my life.

I really envied Julien's wisdom reading this but The Flinch is an empowering book that really makes you believe you CAN do anything you set out to do.

I think I have recommended it to just about everyone I know. It's a quick and easy read. And best of all its FREE!

Go on download it. Best thing you'll do today!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Brilliant Book.
If you ever find yourself not doing things because you're "scared" or feel "un-easy" then you need to read this book. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Michael A. Sweeney
good customer service
had problems getting a version that wasn't for kindle was kindly sent an email version. Well worth reading will make you stop and rethink your approach to life.
Published 1 month ago by juniorness
Not what I expected
I can't actually remember what made me download this book, although the cover is absolutely fantastic. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Booktigger
Download this, read it in 15 mins and then do it!
A simple concept, explained simply.

It really does take 15 minutes to read the book, but what makes it special is the practical exercises. Read more
Published 5 months ago by LedZepTT_
One of the most powerful books I have read
I didn't choose the title of this review lightly. Within reading 10 pages of the book, I had already recommended it to my closest friends, telling them that it would be quicker... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joe
The Flinch - possibly the best of the Domino series
Don't just read this book, do something.

A cold shower. Far too easy.

Letting go. Possibly.

Or what about something life changing? Read more
Published 5 months ago by julian
2.5*. Not at all what I expected from the opening para, which I...
A strange book, it talks about the physical act of flinching, unendingly, as you might gather from the title. Read more
Published 5 months ago by ROROBLU'S MUM
Fast read, a kick in the pants to get your life sorted!
Seriously Julien, do I have to get in the cold shower??!
This book is a good, fast read and similar to the idea of Resistance from Steven Pressfield in War of Art. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J.F.Penn
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Ralph Waldo Emerson said, Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. &quote;
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