I loved this book. Still love it, as I discovered when I re-read it. There are so many little gems to be discovered every time you read it... it's the kind of book that reveal itself gradually as you grow older and hopefully wiser.

The first time I read it all I saw was how well other people fit in the various categories described by the author. 'Yes! This is my mom, this is X, this is Y!' True, it made me better understand others but the real value came the second time around when I started to see... well, me. And this is where the work begins.

I highly recommend it to everyone interested in self-discovery and self-development. Not an easy road to take, but the only one that leads to truth and authenticity.

The first half of the book was ok, not so much new, but ok. Mostly talking about how "discipline" helps solving problems in life and examples of the cases that its lack is disastrous.

The second half is terrible though. This is when he goes to spirituality and the motivation behind discipline which is "love". To see how meaningless it was, the author says because of second law of thermodynamics, evolution shouldn't have happened. It's because of "love" that it has happened! He not only has no understanding of second law of thermodynamics, but doesn't understand evolution either.

I hope I hadn't wasted my time reading it at all!

Interesting read, but I didn't really find it helpful. After his first book, I probably wouldn't have bought this, but it was a gift.

This is one of the books that will change your life, your view of the world, and your view of yourself. There is not a person on this earth to whom I would not recommend this book.

Δεν μου άρεσε ούτε το περιεχόμενο ούτε ο τρόπος που γράφει, τον οποίο σε αρκετά σημεία βρήκα υπερβολικό κι αλαζονικό. Ανακατεύει όρους ψυχολογίας, προσωπικές ιστορίες, βιώματα ασθενών του, τον Θεό, τον Σατανά και φωνές που ακούει ο ίδιος ή κάποιος γνωστός του, ενώ αναφέρεται αδιάκοπα σε προηγούμενα βιβλία του. Ίσως, αν το διάβαζα στην εφηβεία, να το εκτιμούσα περισσότερο.. Μπα, ούτε τότε!

Changed the way I approach my life.

Enjoyed it.

Learned loads but found too much repetition from previous works. The end poem was a bit too much for me.

Great book. Informative and reassuring

Nu m-a convins si mi-a fost extrem de greu sa o finalizez. Nu stiu ce ii lipsește, probabil traducerea din engleză e prea brută sau faptul ca autorul face mereu referiri la alte cărți scrise de el pe care daca nu le-ai citit te fac sa simți cumva pe langa. Totusi, are cateva pasaje din care ai ce învăța.

As usual, M.Scott Peck leaves nothing but stunned and deeply influenced. This book has deep discussion about faith and grace attached to it. Perspectives are so ordinary yet overlooked by us that they appear unique and moving. Growth remains central theme of his writing which makes the reader critically analyze their motivations, goal and progress towards it. A very different aspect which has been highlighted in this book is 'community building'. Aspects related to community building helps in professional as well as personal life to be a better version of self such that others, connected to us remain central to our 'growth'. All in all, a beautiful read.

This is the third in the "Road Less Traveled" trilogy.

It reads much more like a blog than his previous books, by which I mean he's less concerned with presenting his thoughts as principles of psychology or principles of human behavior, he just kind of throws it out there.

There is an annoying amount of repeated information from the previous Road Less Traveled books.

I did like a few things from this book, though. I'd recommend it to anyone who liked his first two Road Less Traveled books, as long as they are ok covering a lot of the same ground.

Things I liked from this book:
- p. 70-71: he interestingly distinguishes between those who are evil, insane, ill, and sinful
- p. 112-113: he says we should not always feel good about ourselves (which is narcissistic), so often we should not attempt to bolster our self-esteem. Instead, we should always regard ourselves are important or valuable, equating to a permanent sense of self-love.
- p. 128: he says the chief characteristic of immaturity is to sit around complaining that life doesn't meet their demands (refusing to accept/improve upon reality). The mature will regard it as their responsibility, and opportunity, to meet life's demands.
- p. 130: since we cannot learn everything, we must prioritize/specialize our education/knowledge. Sufi Muslim Idries Shah says ~"It is not enough to study. First one must determine what to study and what not to study. When to study and when not to study. And who to study with, and who not to study under."
- p. 245: I had probably known this but not thought much about it, but there are quadrants for Spiritual vs Religious: the non-spiritual non-religious, the spiritual but not religious, the religious but not spiritual (an interesting quadrant...), and the spiritual and religious.
He ~defines spirituality as one's attempt to be in harmony with the unseen order of things (God).