A quick read with a good message -- dwelling on the things that makes us unhappy only makes us all unhappy and by letting them go, we can instead focus on the reality that is actually there rather than the one we manufacture. That said, the advice was fairly generic, so the book is unlikely to give you much that is new if, for example, you are a regular reader of Leo's blog. ( )

Such a simple message with such a big impact. It is also amazing how timely the message came to me. Half-way through the book, as I was going through my day, it suddenly struck me that I was battling exactly what he was describing: letting go of a hurtful ideal.

I feel I am in a better position than I was before reading the book. ( )