Repacking Your Bags
Lighten Your Load for the Rest of Your Life
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نقد و بررسی
November 28, 1994
Career development counselor Leider (Life Skills) and freelance writer Shapiro here contend that many ``mid-life inventurers'' (those undergoing a mid-life crisis) lose their sense of what they want from their personal and professional lives. This simplistic guide is intended to help readers redefine their own version of the ``good life'' and offers a formula to achieve it. The authors advise readers to discard excess ``baggage'' such as possessions, responsibilities and relationships in order to reintegrate ``work, love, place, and purpose.'' Citing thinkers from Alfred Adler to Dante and Norman Cousins, they couch their suggestions in metaphorical, slogan-like terms and use sometimes arbitrary-sounding ``Postcard exercises'' to be exchanged with a ``Dialogue Partner.'' Having ``fully unpacked your relationship bags'' and chosen only things ``you can't live without,'' you are presumably ready to select a new purpose, way of life and environment. 30,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; author tour.
Go back, pare down, come forward again. This is the predominant message in Leider and Shapiro's self-improvement audiobook. For those who are bogged down by responsibilities, beliefs, "things" they no longer need (or never did), the advice involves a lot of "re"-doing. "Refind your smile." "Rekindle your love." In short, "repack" your metaphorical bags. Like the simplifying formula it espouses, the tape's production is spare. By no means does this detract from its success. With the support of Michael Toms's upbeat and melodic voice, these positive pointers for a fulfilling life offer listeners a new path to follow. R.A.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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