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October 13, 2012    
I haven't read the book for quite a long time. But I remember that the first time I read the book, it was part of the introduction course I was doing at the Church of Scientology of Toronto late sixties. Was it because the theory of the book was complemented with doingness or was it because it was quite a welcome contrast to the heavy significance of my university studies, but this simple book has been surprisingly the most helpful tool in my life. I used a lots of these concepts when I was a church staff member on the bottom and top of the ladder and later on in various other jobs. How to deal with confusion and how to handle exhaustion is a welcome tool as an accountant when you have to deal with end of the year financial reports. Pierre Robillard.
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simple but useful

I haven't read the book for quite a long time. But I remember that the first time I read the book, it was part of the introduction course I was doing at the Church of Scientology of Toronto late sixties. Was it because the theory of the book was complemented with doingness or was it because it was quite a welcome contrast to the heavy significance of my university studies, but this simple book has been surprisingly the most helpful tool in my life. I used a lots of these concepts when I was a church staff member on the bottom and top of the ladder and later on in various other jobs. How to deal with confusion and how to handle exhaustion is a welcome tool as an accountant when you have to deal with end of the year financial reports. Pierre Robillard.

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simple and useful
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none, although probably better if it's included in a good introductory course.

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