{"product_id":"101-rules-of-effective-living-9781722507787","title":"101 Rules of Effective Living","description":"Here is a formula for all philosophy: \u003ci\u003eif it works, it’s true.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopular voice of alternative spirituality Mitch Horowitz provides 101 principles—drawn from religious, mythical, occult, symbolic, and esoteric philosophy—that plainly work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMitch’s 101 statements distill ages of human insight—and libraries, old and new—into actionable, reliable, and protective techniques. Each principle is augmented by a to-the-point chapter on how to apply it—and why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRealism and effectiveness\u003c\/i\u003e animate this roster of ideas. They include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Beware those who keep pets that bite—including people\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Know whether you are guest or host and the obligations of each\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e The only things you can give another are money or time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Do not overtalk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Accept credit. You will get blame when you do not deserve it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Great execution matters far more than great ideas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e When facing conflict, trust your intellect not your passions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e The only real emergency is a medical emergency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Better to be nobly alone than settle for low company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Do not grow fascinated with people who dislike you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Judge quality not category\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Do not complain, including internally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sobriety is lucky \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWilliam James called for a philosophy of “cash-value.” This book is it. “I have lived, failed, tested, repeated, and fitfully succeeded with each maxim,” Mitch writes. “Success is agency; these are, in my best assessment, its worthiest principles.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mitch is solid gold”—David Lynch | “The thinking-man’s mage”—Douglas Rushkoff \u003cbr\u003e“Mitch’s work has sustained me for years”—Jacqueline Novak\n","brand":"Mitch Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49071048982779,"sku":"9781722507787","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/101-rules-of-effective-living-9781722507787","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}