101 Really Important Things You Already Know, But Keep Forgetting

This is not a book you sit down and read in one sitting from cover to cover because each of the 101 topics is a gem of wisdom that you will want to think about. I myself have bought this book for family members because it discusses some very important life lessons that are best learned by reading rather than experiencing in the world of hard knocks. I highly recommend this great book.

This book has the most down to earth advice that I have ever found in a book. I have read many books (self help, etc.) and many, MANY of the ideas in here can't be found any where else, or at least explained the way they are here any where else. I'm a fan of logic, and this book starts out with an idea, then through simple logic and examples explains how that idea is true. However, some can be unpopular, but that doesn't stop Ernie. Such as "51. It doesn't cost much to be kind, but it can be very costly being too kind." This mimics the idea I heard long ago from someone who "wanted to start a war on niceness." Let's face it, nice = manipulative in MOST cases. Being too nice makes you primed to become a victim to others. However, this isn't very popular advice in our "let's be nice to everybody" society. I like 59., "You don't have to watch one minute of TV to be happy -- and perhaps you shouldn't." I don't own a TV (I have i-net of course) and I couldn't be more glad about it. NFL football season is the only reason I ever wish I had a TV, but the rest of the time I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE ONE. Can you believe spending 3 hours a night doing nothing but staring into a light bulb? TV! When you watch your next sitcom, pay attention to how many times you REALLY laugh out loud. You probably only murmur a slight chuckle once every half-hour. But the studio audience is laughing hilariously -- at you for being a fool for watching so much TV! Try going to a live taping of a sitcom. Get's you out of the house and it really IS funny seeing it live! BUY THIS BOOK. The ideas in this book will take you maybe a month to digest. But that's real work, isn't it? There should be a 102. "Go ahead, be dumb if you want to, nobody's stopping you." : )

101 Important Things You Already Knew But Keep Forgetting is one of the best inspirational books I have ever read. I bought 4 copies of these books as presents for the people in my life. The stories are short(two pages) and tell life like it is. This book is better than therapy! There is not one page of this book that doesn't have meaning to everyone's personal life experiences.

I share Ernie Zelinski's outlook on life. I love to hear about working less and more creatively. I agree with his advice to develop a life outside of work. I think The Joy of Not Working and Retire Wild, Happy, and Free are better examples of this attitude. This book has its moments but sounds more like a Get Rich or Become Successful self-help book. I thought he was catering more to the How to be a Millionaire crowd. He doesn't do this for every essay but is closer than some of his other books. I still give it 4 stars because I enjoy hearing whatever Ernie has to say.

I'm a big fan of Ernie Zelinsky's work. I especially liked How To Retire Happy, Wild and Free and Real Success Without a Real Job. His strength is not in creating wild new ideas but in reminding us about the simple things in life and how enjoy and treasure them here and now. In his new book, 101 Really Important Things You Already Know, But Keep Forgetting, he does it again. It tells you right in the title you already know these things, but he has a simple, homespun style that is engaging and really makes you think. With 101 chapters of two pages each it's not something you read in one sitting; I have my copy on the nightstand with other books and read a few chapters at a time when I feel like getting a lift. Recommended.