One Minute for Yourself

This book is the second I have read in the One Minute series. Once the reader grows accustomed to the parable presentation, the principles are much easier to grasp. The author in this volume interestingly defines selfishness as neglect of self.There are three basic concepts promoted: take care of me, take care of others, and take care of the relationship I have with others. Johnson asserts that a person is most loving when his own needs have been adequately addressed. He feels that self-denial is destructive to ourselves and others, rather than helpful.Jesus encourages us to "love others as we love ourselves." Based upon this admonition, there is a biblical basis for what the author is stating. Until we love ourselves and give attention to our own needs and desires, we are not truly free to love. Once we have taken "one minute" to look inward and assess our own needs, then we are much better equipped to relate to the persons around us.This book is an easy read -- I finished it in one sitting. If you have been raised to think that self-denial is always good and self-indulgence is always bad, I encourage you to read this volume. For the price, the insights gained are well worth the money spent.

OMG! I just went to therapy on Tuesday, ordered the book that night, got it Thursday and I’m almost done with it! Definitely going to read it again!This book is the answer to half my problems!I felt resentment towards my family because I felt like I did everything for them, but they did nothing for me! Boy! Was I wrong!If you are bitter or angry, you must get this book!

My life would have been far simpler if I’d read this book 20yrs ago, and yes, it was available then too, unbeknownst to me until writing this and checking the copyright date, whereby I had gone on a Very long journey to find out much more painstakingly what this book puts into an eloquently simple usable form. Take a minute to read this book and don’t use a clock to know when it’s been a minute. Use your own judgment to measure the time. You’ll get the best thing a book can offer you - a chance to see another way of looking at things, possibly even more productively depending on what you decide to do with it.

Great book. Really does make sense and I like how it reads like a story while making you think and realize how to better yourself. it definitely does not lecture you at all.

Bought one for me and one for a friend! They were out of print for a while! Glad it’s back!!!

Spencer Johnson's books are not profound but they can be life-changing. Sometimes people who can help the most cut through the clutter and verbiage we can get bogged down in and get to the heart of the matter. Johnson does this in his simple, narrative books and One Minute for Yourself is no different nor no less effective.Can you imagine having 365 minutes to yourself a year? Can you imagine what you can do for yourself in sixty seconds of silence and peace? Most people don't or even believe that short of a time period can make a difference...but it's true. Johnson cuts through the garbage we pile on ourselves from self-help gurus and shows you how easy it can be.Some days I take a minute for myself. Others, I dive into my work and stay immersed there. It's easy to look back and see my most effective days and my most overwhelming days. Taking a minute to reflect, to dream or just to relax makes a big difference in my daily effectiveness. As a matter of fact, I think I'll take one now...

It's the second time I buy it, and have the joy to share it with my son overseas.It's a transforming, joyfilling, uplifting book.You have to "experience" this book to see wonderful changes in your life, in your work and around you.Have fun doing it!

Great principles that I wish I had learned years ago! I have shared over 20 copies with my colleagues and friends