The irony of most self-help books is that they take you away from yourself.

It’s a subtle process and it’s often hard to notice, but the belief they reinforce is “you must be someone else” .

This is true even of the books that tell you to “just love yourself “.  Hidden underneath is the message that you should be someone who loves yourself more than you do.

“Effortless” isn’t a book that tells you to work harder or be more. But don’t be fooled by its title. I’s also not about slowing down or doing less. It’s about transcending that dichotomy to begin with:

Allowing yourself to happen. And letting who you are lead you to who you become next. Without spending energy pretending we can do anything else.

It explores the idea that the many ways you “sabotage” yourself (resistance, emotions, excuses…) are actually forms of wisdom we don’t fully understand yet.

One by one, it pokes at popular self-development tropes, only to find there’s nothing inside. (For example: If you have an inner critic and you see it as bad, which part of you is thinking that?)

If you’ve been into personal growth for years and have a sense you might be ready to peek beyond its illusions, then I playfully dare you to read this book.

Paperback: $15 · Kindle: $3