As a Man Thinketh (Summary) — Was This 1903 Classic the First Self-Help Book? Still One of the Best! |
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This is a summary of the book As A Man Thinketh by James Allen.
Join Reading.FM now: https://fourminutebooks.com/go/readingfm/register/ Read more summaries: https://fourminutebooks.com/ 0:00 - Introduction 2:17 - Lesson 1: What you do is the result of what you think. 2:35 - Lesson 2: You shape the world just as much as it shapes you. 4:25 - Lesson 3: Be careful what you think, it might make you age faster. 5:17 - Outro In As A Man Thinketh, it details how man is the creator and shaper of his destiny by the thoughts which he thinks. He rises and falls in exact accordance with the character of the thoughts which he entertains. His environment is the result of what he has thought and done in the past, and his circumstances in the future are being shaped and built by his present desires, aspirations, thoughts and actions. He therefore who chooses and pursues a particular line of thought, consciously builds his own destiny. You can also read this summary on our website, listen to just the audio, and download a PDF of it: https://fourminutebooks.com/as-a-man-thinketh-summary/ For more weekly animated book summaries, subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGzv_eLEDEHncFEl_xuiqg?sub_confirmation=1 Four Minute Books is a collection of over 1,000 free book summaries, each of which draws 3 lessons from one of the world's best books. Get smarter in 4 minutes or less! Start reading: https://fourminutebooks.com/book-summaries/ |