Search Inside Yourself

The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)

De: Chade-Meng Tan

Narrado por: Nick Sullivan

Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work. Meng’s job is to teach Google’s best and brightest how to apply mindfulness techniques in the office and beyond; now, readers everywhere can get insider access to one of the most sought after classes in the country, a course in health, happiness and creativity that is improving the livelihood and productivity of those responsible for one of the most successful businesses in the world. With forewords by Daniel Goleman, author of the international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, renowned mindfulness expert and author of Coming To Our Senses, Meng’s Search Inside Yourself is an invaluable guide to achieving your own best potential.

Great book - Obnoxious narration

Would you listen to Search Inside Yourself again? Why?

No, but I'd read it again. The narration was extremely annoying.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Nick Sullivan?

The author! Or a comedian.

Any additional comments?

This was a great book, but instead of making me feel more compassionate, the narration was so annoying that it made me angry. I ended up just reading the kindle version. Chade-meng Tan himself is a really good presenter if you listen to him in talks.

Aside from the narration, the book describes some simple ways you can make your life better while applying to people who don't necessarily want to attach spiritual meaning to their emotional intelligence exercises.

Good start point, average for those who meditate

This book was strongly recommended to me by a peer who didn't meditate at all and started doing so after reading this book. In my case however this was different as I already meditated and read Daniel Goleman. Anyway it was worth the time and reinforced the benefits of meditation

Enjoyable & Insightful

Would you consider the audio edition of Search Inside Yourself to be better than the print version?

Not necessarily. I have not read the print version, but I intend to purchase it too. I'd like to review the exercises more carefully.

What other book might you compare Search Inside Yourself to and why?

I suppose one could compare it to "Wherever You Go, There You Are" by Jon Kabat-Zinn, because they are both basic guides to mindfulness mediation. They have very different perspectives and the writing is quite different.

What three words best describe Nick Sullivan’s voice?

enthusiastic, clear, happy

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

NA

Any additional comments?

The title didn't grab my attention, so I was a little hesitant to purchase it with my precious credits. I worried it would be a superficial treatment of mindfulness meditation, but I am happy to say my first impressions were wrong. At first I was skeptical about how much insight a Google engineer could convey in a book about mediation. As it turns out, the engineer had many insights and a great sense of humor. I am preparing to teach a basic mindfulness class in the fall, and I found this book very useful in terms of it examples, clarity and suggested exercises. I especially liked the how the author compared mindfulness, emotional intelligence and self-awareness. These comparisons make the topic of meditation more mainstream and accessible.

Everyone must read this

If you want to know how to achieve world peace read this book. (No exaggeration)

Fantastic book

Loved the humor, relevance, deep insight, and relatable voice. This book found me right when I needed it.