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Summary: We are Made in the Image & Likeness, meaning we Create also
Review: The Path of Least Resistance is an awesome piece of work. It's a "manual" that belongs to the product of YOU the instant you learn how to read.
We do exist to create, you know. In one of his books, inspirational author Alan Cohen has a chapter named: Create or Die. If you think this is just a specifically focused book of techniques for artists on ways of being "creative", such as brainstorming and doesn't apply to your life as a bus driver, or a waitress, or a doctor, you're wrong. We ALL create, everything from good relationships, to successful meeting outcomes, to careers, and yes... music and paintings and inventions and sculptures and books. As a matter of fact, Fritz eschews the notion of brainstorming and you'll see why in this book. Basically, the first thought that'll crowd your mind as you complete the first chapter and then the second chatper, is that you have to read this repeatedly, because you want to soak these very profound, life-changing ideas into your psyche. It was hard for me to concentrate on the rest of the book during my first reading, because I was so excited about the implications of my expected change in thinking, and how I would tell others. What you'll learn is that being a reacter to problems doesn't result in peace of mind or success long-term. There are actual laws that he cites which explain the Structure of Tension which causes you to let go of all struggle and be powerfully pullled toward completion of ANYthing you want to accomplish. In this book, he tells when you think of a goal, that you need to separate what your brainwashed mind think what is impossible, from what you reallly want. You'll see that the stress of repeatedly lying to yourself throughout your life about what you want can slowly but surely impact your health even! If you set goals that are based on what your fears tell you that you are limited to, but not what you *really want*, this wears on you physically. Forget what your current environment or conditions tell you. THOSE DON'T MATTER! Just change to another "Structure" which leads to creation, not one that will swing you back and forth between struggles to fixing a problem, then...aaallllllmost getting there, but then the rubber band of the "Reactive" Structure pulls you back toward giving up on your faulty "fix-your-exterior" behaviors. Fritz mentions that he studied Metaphysics in his life, but wasn't much interested in them; however, this topic can't avoided, and you'll see how when you are in the correct Structure of Creating, and you simply make a decision to create something, that this sets powerful acts of force in your favor. Between sessions of actually working on your project, like walking the dog or taking a shower, your subsconscious goes to work and pulls from the collective conscious of Man EXACTLY what you need to create what you decided to create. He includes this in the examples, but not in the way I'm describing it. Don't worry, he doesn't write with the scatter-brained style of this review. You'll get it, and you'll be grateful for his simple four-step guide to Creating One more thing: Fritz discounts all self-help techniques such as affirmations or long term therapies. Personally, NLP along with EFT has been a godsend to my ability to function in interviews lately, and to eliminate strong negative emotions in some encounters and recommend Unlimited Power by A. Robbins and any book on EFT. But I see what he's talking about with respect to focusing more on just being the Creative Being that you were meant to be, rather making your life into a matter of long term therapy-seeking and inner-child healing.
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Summary: FEW BOOKS CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Review: This book by Robert Fritz has made a major impact on my life, and I regularly buy copies to distribute them to friends. What better testimonial could you want!
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Summary: Truly for the creative person, not for "wannabes"
Review: This book changed my life. I read it when it came out 10 years ago, and I have never quit reading it or giving it to people who I think will benefit from it. You see, this book isn't for people who are thinking about becoming creative -- looking for some prescription for creativity. NO. It is a deep analysis of what happens to you as you create. By raising your consciousness about such issues as tension and resolution (in writing and performing any of the arts) you become more aware of the process of flow, and how it applies to just about everything you do, everything you involve yourself in, and most importantly, everything you create. I was amused when I read his subsequent book, "Creating," because it's obviously a dumbed-down version of "The Path of Least Resistance." Do yourself a favor and dive into your processes more clearly and with more joy by understanding them - a la Fritz.
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Summary: LIVE LIFE AS YOUR OWN CREATION
Review: This book has changed my life. In a world where it's so damn easy to lose yourself to outside influences like alcohol, drugs, sex, materialism, etc., I've finally found the one book that has brought me back to my original purpose - creating my own life, rather than relying on circumstances to tell me what to do. It showed me HOW to find it again, and it's amazingly simple, as all things should be. It just requires making a choice to be the creator of your own life, as God intended. I'm still reading it, and I will always refer back to it when I lose inspiration. I'd like to give everyone a copy of this book, but of course, one has to be ready to receive it. This book is the difference between confusion and clarity, depression and happiness. I am back on track and full of ideas and inspiration, thanks to Robert Fritz's teachings.
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Summary: Permanently altered my outlook for the better.
Review: This book has shaken me up and pointed me in the right direction. I am amazed now when I examine my own thoughts and those expressed by others, and see so much mindless compromising and "settling" going on. "The Path of Least Resistance" and "Creating" give you the tools to re-commit to your dreams with your feet planted firmly on the ground. I see many small effects on a daily basis, and am hopeful that these changes will lead to larger manifestations in my life. People around me are commenting that I seem so much happier. Read these if you are tired of wallowing in mediocrity, and need a jump-start. These are two of the best books I have ever read in my entire life. If the test of literature is whether the reader lives life more intensely, then these books pass the test with flying colors.
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Summary: Only for those who feels helpless
Review: This book is only for people who want to create but feel helpless about themselves. At times, the author is so long-winded that I felt like saying to him, please get to the point! I'm not convince about his theory since there are no experiments to prove that it is true but I'm sure the methods he advocates works. How can they not work when the bottom line is know what you want and go all out to get it without fearing to take the risks, make sacrifices, feel the pain, sufferings involved in the process of getting the thing you want - don't think of the process, just want it and you will naturally know what to do to get it because it is the path of least resistance in getting the thing that you want. It doesn't guide you on how to get from where you are to where you want to be, it just says you will know how to get there when you have decided on what you truly want. It doesn't even guide you to know what you truly want. As it doesn't touch on ethics and morals at all, the methods can be misused by people who have evil intentions and want to create mischief. The author sounds arrogant at times when he proclaims "How can there be an end to purpose in a world in which there is so much to create?". He obviously thinks that the meaning of life is to create. Environmentalists will be annoyed with him because it is humans' wanton creations that are depleting the earth of its natural resources and causing other life forms to become extinct. Some sentences sound as if they are mocking other beliefs. For example, he says "I would like to see these great enlightened souls stick around for a while and make music or paint or write poetry. Perhaps if they did, they might like it here a little better." These great enlightened souls referred to people who believe in karma and that life is about suffering. The examples in the book are mainly on creation of music and paintings and very few on scientific inventions. His advice of start with nothing doesn't seem to be what scientific inventions are about. As we know, new physic theories are often built on older ones. Scientists often used the phrase "on the shoulders of giants" meaning they work in the light and achievements of those before them. For people who want to get out of their helpless state, this book may be it. There's nothing here for people who are already creators or those who have no interests in creating. All in all, this is just another new-age self-help guide trying to make the big leap into the corporate world by posing as a scientific revelation.
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Summary: The Ultimate "Self-Help" Book...
Review: This is one of the most beautiful, profound, and enlightening books I've ever read. It offers an almost Copernican re-interpretation of our experiences and our lives. A true tour de force. PS I've started an egroup... and a Yahoo! Club... for people to discuss how they apply the principles in this book in their own lives.
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Summary: Can change your life and world
Review: This is one of those books that can change your life and the world around you. You can look at the book in two ways: towards the positive ideas it contains which contain the seeds for a revolution in the way we relate to the world and the way we conduct our lives, or critically, in which case you can identify some flaws such as his theories of structure in relation to the dynamic agent which need some work. One of the great strengths of the book is it is a practical, results-oriented book. While it outlines its position clearly, it is not intended as a finely wrought edifice of theory. This in fact might be one of the fundamental insights of the book: the distinction between doing, and theorizing. The book, through an emphasis on doing and creating, manages to fit in activities such as theorizing neatly and organically into part of an ongoing creative process geared towards achieving the results you want in your life. That said, it is one of the few books I would recommend as important reads to anyone interested in the areas of personal development and development of society around them. Like any book, it shouldn't be taken on board too literally, but digested and assessed one bit at a time - and then tried out in practice to see if you agree and it works for you. Then you can write the next one!
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Summary: an empowering guide to creating the life you want.
Review: This is the best book I've ever read about creating what you want in life. It's not a New Age book-Fritz presents very good evidence as to why affirmations and will power don't work. His thesis is that you cannot create what you desire in life until you change the underlying structures that make your life what it currently is. Changing those structures does not have to do with problem solving either. It has to do with figuring out what you do want (harder than it sounds) and then using the creative process to set in motion the forces to accomplish whatever that is. The author is a professional musician with a clear understanding of the artistic process. However, he takes this process well beyond the arts and applies it to life in general. He has worked with groups who've used these principles in foreign aid projects and business; he's also worked with individuals who have changed their personal and professional lives for the better. The point is that creativity is not just for artists-it's a human concern. If we all understood how to create rather than to just react to what life throws at us, the world would be a happier place. This is a hopeful, empowering book which everyone can benefit from.
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Summary: Fritz Has My Vote
Review: Too many authors are second hand imitators, who simply mimic what has gone before ... this is why we have a gush of positive thinking books, which is what I expected this book to be ... "boy! was I wrong." What I loved about this book was it's originality, plus the fact that it has nothing to do with positive thinking. In fact it goes as far as debunking most positive thinking approaches as self-delusional... Fritz demonstrates what all creators have in common and how we can all become creators and forward essence movers. This book is non-technical and very easy to understand, I got so excited about it's concepts that I was urged to assimilate them immediately. I actually grasped what Fritz was getting after finishing the first chapter ... and it was a profound moment like a hundred light bulbs had been switched on in my head. This book is more than good it is groundbreaking ... if I was asked to put it on a list of all the self-improvement books I have ever read (and I have read many) I would have no hesitation at putting it in the number one position.
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