As a psychiatrist, I have never liked self-help books. You might think that sounds like a competitive or even sour-grapes-based opinion. It is not. Rather, as one who has been steeped in human tragedy and has had to navigate the murky waters of the human condition, I resent a book that promises cures or easy answers to unraveling the indescribable complexity of human beings. Well, then I happened to come across a book by jD Shapiro named Think Like a Man, a treasure trove of wit, insight, and understanding on issues vital for happiness.
Mr. Shapiro has created a blueprint for relationships with clarity, eloquence, and at times bawdy humor. I found it mildly quirky, but all the more fun for its quirkiness. The book is nothing less than couples counseling for a fraction of the price. It bills itself as a guide for women who want to understand men and net the right man. Well, it does that and so much more. In my judgment, it is as important for men to read as for women. It is artful, respectful, and true. Moreover, its served up in a masterfully funny way that does not in the least detract from the importance of the content. In fact, it renders the content all the more readable and digestible.
Read this book, have some laughs, take the advice to heart and you will have a more satisfying romantic relationship.
Martin H. Karasch, M.D.
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My Mission Statement
"The significant problems we face cannot
be solved at the same level of thinking we
were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein (One of the worlds most brilliant Theoretical Physicist. Best known for The Theory of Relativity, and his snazzy hairdo)
ALBERT Einsteins quote is here to better prepare you for my mission statement, which is what I want to achieve for you in this book.
What Einstein means is that in order to solve problems, this includes the most important problem to solve, that being how to make your life happier, healthier, and much better, you need to, you must shift your energy. If you think at one level, you stay there. For example, if you think life sucks, that is the level you are at, the energy you are in and is what you will bring to yourself. If you go to a higher level, that being said, How can I find a man I love and who loves me and wants to be with me for the rest of our lives, that is the energy you draw in and thus where you can now find better answers to better questions. All you need do is put those answers to practical use.
Among low energies are; hate, fear, prejudice. High energy; love, laughter, calm, courage.
This might sound like a bunch of mystic mumbo jumbo, but I assure you its not. We are energy. Plug us into the right socket and, like a current, we thrive. Plug us into the wrong socket and we will burn out. In our case, those sockets are the questions we ask ourselves, and how we then act upon the answers. Einstein knew this. Thus, the reason he was a genius. He thought of the questions that would raise him to a higher energy. You have the ability to do this. Yes, inside you lives a dormant genius. Geniuses still must work hard at their chosen field and will fail if they dont push through the times they are temporarily defeated. But if you choose to, you can use your genius to learn the truth about men and use it to gain a happier life.
All you need do is change the level of your energy to tap into a higher level of consciousness. Or, in man grunt, which is often sport speak, Raise your game. Now to my Mission Statement:
To create a candid and empowering instruction guide for women, that outlines the truth about men, so you have the knowledge needed to think like a man, get a man and do it in a way that makes you both happy.
Because imagine what the world would be like if we were all less lonely and happier.
Footnote
The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.
Gloria Steinem
(Founder of Ms. Magazine. Feminist.
Trailblazer Game Changer.)
I know footnotes normally go at the end of a book, but (A) Im dyslexic so I dont stick to the rules and (B) I wanted to write a footnote upfront to let you know that Im going to include some foot-in-mouth notes.
Im doing this because the only way to truly understand anything is to understand how it works. To understand how men work and why, I have to be 110% honest with you. This means Im going to bust certain present day norms and challenge many politically correct issues when it comes to men and women. Therefore, I am going to piss you off.
But if I am not totally honest, you wont have full instructions on how to land a man and this book will fall short, like so many before it. More importantly, you will fall short of your goal of being in a happy relationship with a man you love and who loves you. This is the last thing I want to happen, so you have my word that I will NOT pull any punches and that I will show you how to think like a man, the truth about men and why these truths exist.