Your Erroneous Zones: Step-By-Step Advice for Escaping the Trap of Negative Thinking and Taking Control of Your Life

by Wayne W. Dyer

Book Overview

THE RECORD-BREAKING, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OVER 35 MILLION COPIES SOLD

The first book by Wayne Dyer, author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Pulling Your Own Strings and national bestsellers There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem and Wisdom of the Ages, a positive and practical guide to breaking free from the trap of negative thinking and enjoying life to the fullest.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060919760
• ISBN13: 9780060919764
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Well worth it !

This is such a cool book ! I read it 30 years ago and I am re-reading it again and buying it for my sister. It will give you self esteem "aplenty". It will remind you of experiences that have happened to you, and how you might have handled them. There is nothing I disliked about this book.

A great book that is still very useful after all these years....

YOUR ERRONEOUS ZONES is deservedly a bestseller. It takes the fundamental insights of cognitive therapy and makes them accessible to a large and diverse audience. The chapters of this book each pertain to important domains of human experience such as approval seeking, guilt and worry and self esteem. However, this book also goes beyond cognitive therapy concepts and adds the inspirational insights of humanistic psychology. The book concludes with a chapter on what it looks like to overcome your erroneous zones (maladaptive beliefs) and achieve self-actualization. When I first encountered this book, I read it at least a half dozen times. There is a wealth of excellent practical advice that can be immediately applied to whatever your life situation happens to be. Dr. Dyer also has a gift for putting his ideas across in a simple, straightforward manner without a lot of jargon. At least one writer pointed out that this book was written prior to Wayne Dyer's New Age phase. This is true and it does have a different tone from some of his later books. It is more likely to appeal to a wider audience than some of his later material which does have a stronger New Age flavor. PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS, also from this earlier period is another excellent book and builds on the concepts developed in this one.

Excellent book

In this book, Wayne W. Dyer teach us many things in order for us to improve in our relationships. It's one of the best self-help books I have ever read. It shows you how to deal with yourself without caring about others. It shows you the importance of living life at its best and value every minute of our life. Dyer teach us how to say 'NO' to those bad habits we have and think different about life. With a simple language, so everyone can read it, Dyer makes you think carefully about your life and will definitely help you improve. This book was recommended to me by my psycologist and I never regret having read it. Now it's up to you ;)

A Life Changing Guide

This wonderful book was recommended to me by a good friend who told me, "it helped me learn how to knock my old habits." I thought it was worth a shot. I picked up a copy at the bookstore & started reading... The first thing I have to say is: thank you Wayne Dyer! Your Erroneous Zones is a guide for everyone. We all have habits developed in our growth years that are influenced by our society and parents...most of these habits are what keep us in a detrimental "comfort zone" that pervents us from embracing the true happy, loving self we really are. I have circulated my now worn and dog-eared copy to all of my friends and family. The wonderful life choices they are making now are thrilling to me because I know they have used this book as a guide to teach themselves self-love & self-worth. So have I. Thanks again Wayne!

el mejor libro que he leído en mi vida

Realmente te hace pensar en lo importante que es vivir la vida para tí y no para los demás

Improving my self confidence

I'm a reader,and I like to read this kind of books, and, to tell you the true, YOUR ERRONEOUS ZONES has been one of the best books I have ever read in my life. I remember I read it by first time when I was 16 years old, and I notice there were changes in my life. It helped me to feel better with myself and also it opened my eyes to the world,because I could see the world and human beings from a different prospect, and, the most important;it increased my self-confidence,because of the fact I started to have better human relations ship with people I delay everyday,that's why, I really recomend this book to everyone,mainly young people,because if you follow these advices and you learn how to aply to your daily life, I am sure you'll get good results. It's important to mention after reading this book I realize if you get angry for anything, or for other people,because they are "different" from you,or because happen something you didn't expect from any person or any situation,you are not going to make anything good,because all of them are in control of your life.It was one of the most interestin teachings I learned from this book, because, you are the only person who can control your life. You should read it. It's up to you to do it. Thanks.....