Devi Nair
š§ Listened in audio š¢ Narrated by: Daniel Chidiac ā± Duration: 4 hours š·ļø Publisher: Undercover Publishing House Pt Ltd. š Released: July 1, 2025 š Genre: Non Fiction
I'm in this zone for mental health development, and this book felt to be right up my alley. Except... the audiobook started and so did my suffering. Daniel Chidiac narrates his own book, which can work beautifully because of the author's passion towards their own book. Here, though, the delivery was flat in a way that even his Australian accent (which is usually an automatic charm offensive) couldn't save. I waited for the monotone to shift, but that never happened.
There are small moments where his observations about emotional triggers make sense, like recognizing when guilt isn't yours to carry, for instance. However, they get buried under the motivational poster gallery quotes you'd have already walked through a dozen times.
Stop overthinking Look at the big picture You're a small but significant spec in the universe, so why stress about last Tuesday's meeting?
Every person who has ever lain awake at 2 am mentally re-editing a conversation from 3 years ago knows it's not possible to stop overthinking based on these comments above. Telling an overthinker to not overthink is like telling someone in quicksand to "just walk it off".
I made it three hours before deciding peace might actually be in not finishing the book. For a short listen, it felt surprisingly long. If you're looking for something with more depth on emotional loops and thought spirals, try Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson instead. It approaches the same anxiety-driven patterns with more warmth, nuance, and practicality
Would I recommend it? The premise sounds strong, but the delivery never lands. It's well-intentioned, but if you've consumed any modern self-help media, you've already heard all of the content before, often in more engaging ways. It's likely to feel like reheated advice served at room temperature. The audiobook format made it harder, and not easier. I genuinely tried, but I couldn't get there.
š§ Listened in audio š¢ Narrated by: Daniel Chidiac ā± Duration: 4 hours š·ļø Publisher: Undercover Publishing House Pt Ltd. š Released: July 1, 2025 š Genre: Non Fiction
I'm in this zone for mental health development, and this book felt to be right up my alley. Except... the audiobook started and so did my suffering. Daniel Chidiac narrates his own book, which can work beautifully because of the author's passion towards their own book. Here, though, the delivery was flat in a way that even his Australian accent (which is usually an automatic charm offensive) couldn't save. I waited for the monotone to shift, but that never happened.
There are small moments where his observations about emotional triggers make sense, like recognizing when guilt isn't yours to carry, for instance. However, they get buried under the motivational poster gallery quotes you'd have already walked through a dozen times.
Stop overthinking Look at the big picture You're a small but significant spec in the universe, so why stress about last Tuesday's meeting?
Every person who has ever lain awake at 2 am mentally re-editing a conversation from 3 years ago knows it's not possible to stop overthinking based on these comments above. Telling an overthinker to not overthink is like telling someone in quicksand to "just walk it off".
I made it three hours before deciding peace might actually be in not finishing the book. For a short listen, it felt surprisingly long. If you're looking for something with more depth on emotional loops and thought spirals, try Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson instead. It approaches the same anxiety-driven patterns with more warmth, nuance, and practicality
Would I recommend it? The premise sounds strong, but the delivery never lands. It's well-intentioned, but if you've consumed any modern self-help media, you've already heard all of the content before, often in more engaging ways. It's likely to feel like reheated advice served at room temperature. The audiobook format made it harder, and not easier. I genuinely tried, but I couldn't get there.