If you believe this self-appointed American influencer and motivational speaker trained as a lawyer, she has has helped many millions of people lead more fulfilling and happier lives using a few simple rules to incorporate into their worlds. And she claims to have the most popular podcast in the world, with 60 million followers. With a thin false veneer of modesty, she delineates those rules in this book. I am not one of the people who has benefited much, nor do I believe everything she writes, but I downloaded her book out of pure curiosity.
The central thesis of the book is to stop blaming others for whatever problems one experiences, stop trying to change the behaviour of others, and take responsibility for your own life- a kind of personal lazziase faire attitude, with a dash of stoicism.
Nebulous pop psychology is all pervasive, with quotes from more so-called world experts that she claims to know from her TED talks and world tours than I could keep track of.
None of the author’s immediate family, as she relates stories of their problems with numerous personal anecdotes, could be considered entirely mentally healthy, which may help explain why she got into this modernized Ann Landers field, instead of practicing law.
Two words hardly make a philosophy for how to live ones life, even if they do convey a profound truth. And in the world of relationship advice, this, in many ways is simply common sense, something that seems to be an uncommon commodity, at least in the world of the advice column gurus. In many ways the message of this book is synonymous with the AA Serenity Prayer: God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I have been very critical of this book, but nevertheless acknowledge that there is an abundance of good advice and some keen insights into basic human nature.
3/5
The Passionate Reader 
I thought Joe Rogan was the world’s most popular podcaster, I have never heard of this woman
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