So, I meditate daily using the Calm app. In addition to all of the great meditations they have, they started having Jay Shetty do meditations called "The Daily Jay". I started incorporating them into my daily meditation and really liked them.
Jay is a former monk and has great insights to share, interesting questions to ponder, and a calming voice. I still meditate with him through the app.
I learned he had a book and was excited to read it. I got the kindle edition from my local library and started the book on July 8 and finished it on September 14. This one took a while for me to get through.
So, as with many of these reviews, I'm writing them in 2023 despite finishing the book in 2022. I don't remember a lot of specifics, so here's my high-level recollection. While I liked the book, I felt it was a little too preachy, a little too "do this". That's probably intentional, this being a
"self-help" book of sorts. I'm realizing I don't take to those quite as much as I do purely fiction books.
So, while I think there are some great points about what meditation and mindfulness can do for you, and I fully support those things (and practice them myself), I don't think I got as much out of this book as I do from the daily meditations on Calm. I think that is further evidenced by how long it took me to read this book.
So, while not a total fan of the book, I really do like Jay Shetty and his daily meditations on the Calm app.
Post written on June 4, 2023. Publication date reflects date I finished the book.
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