The Detachment Paradox

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Summary: A straightforward self-help guide
Review: Entrepreneur and management consultant Anthony Zolezzi presents The Detachment Paradox, a straightforward self-help guide for business and personal life. Written in direct response to a modern work culture in which employers frequently behave as though one's job should be one's primary purpose in life, The Detachment Paradox shows the reader how to balance career and personal life by taking an objective approach to one's work. Chapters address how to alleviate the fear of being fired by forming connections with people; learning to incorporate humor into one's life; learning how to let go of the need to control things; and much more. Highly recommended in the especially for the pressure-filled working world of the twenty-first century.


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Summary: A life changing book
Review: The Detachment Paradox is a must read for anyone stuck in the day-to-day drudgery of work. Even though Zolezzi's book is focused on the burned out corporate employee, his 'keys' can be applied to just about any job where there is a boss or an owner and employees.
The book helped me be more objective about my job and really helped me look at what was important in my life. It is currently leading me down a new career path - something I didn't think I'd be doing for awhile. The book also helped me to create a personal mission statement and really define who I am and what I am about. It taught me how to deal with a job that I needed but didn't necessarily want anymore. It showed me how to focus on what was important at work while I was there, but to leave it behind and focus on what was really important to me when I left work. Need a change? This book will help. I've also been able to apply his keys to other aspects of my life, not just work!