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Advice Not Given : A Guide to Getting Over Yourself by Mark Epstein, M.D.; Mark Epstein, M.D. is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

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“Most people will never find a great psychiatrist or a great Buddhist teacher, but Mark Epstein is both, and the wisdom he imparts in  Advice Not Given  is an act of generosity and compassion. The book is a tonic for the ailments of our time.”—Ann Patchett,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Commonwealth Our ego, and its accompanying sense of nagging self-doubt as we work to be bigger, better, smarter, and more in control, is one affliction we all share. And while our ego claims to have our best interests at heart, in its never-ending pursuit of attention and power, it sabotages the very goals it sets to achieve. In Advice Not Given , renowned psychiatrist and author Dr. Mark Epstein reveals how Buddhism and Western psychotherapy, two traditions that developed in entirely different times and places and, until recently, had nothing to do with each other, both identify the ego as the limiting factor in our well-being, and both come to the same conclusion: When we give the ego free reign, we suffer; but when it learns to let go, we are free. With great insight, and in a deeply personal style, Epstein offers readers a how-to guide that refuses a quick fix, grounded in two traditi

Who reads Advice Not Given : A Guide to Getting Over Yourself?

Author

Mark Epstein, M.D.; Mark Epstein, M.D.

Publisher

Penguin Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780399564345

Category

health

Subjects

Buddhism, Self Help, Psychology

Rating

4.5 / 5 (824 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14