The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

I was introduced to this book out of a recommendation and decided to listen to this one as an audiobook. Ruiz's methodology and the “Four Agreements” themselves are definitely something I agree with for the most part. What I got the most out of this book is the idea of believing and trusting in oneself, not caring about what others think and to live in the present and drop the weight of the past and future. I'm very happy I chose the audiobook version because I'm not sure I could sit through reading this one from start to finish. The writing is too oversimplified and repetitive for me to read a full book on, while even the audiobook was tough to listen to due to the narrator's slowed down approach as if the reader is 5 years old. Despite this, I appreciate the themes and what the author is ultimately getting at towards the reader. A little bit too new agey for me, yes, but if you can take something positive out of this book, such as living to your best and living in the moment while dropping all the weight of self doubt, then that's the only accomplishment you need from this book.