Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better

I was surprised when I opened this to find that half of this short, compact book consisted of a page of illustration followed by maybe a few paragraphs on the other side. At first it does seem to be a tall order to call this a book, however once I started in to this little treasure of a tome it became apparent that the sparse formatting was purposeful. The white, empty spaces and short bursts of thought echo the same inner process I've come to develop with most of Pema's teachings - read/listen for a bit, then ponder and allow the impact to settle in. The formatting seems to be set up to really concentrate the message, which I found very helpful and interesting. Simple and direct.

The Q&A is quite excellent as well. It covers a range of topics and reiterates the basic principles of mindfulness in the context of real life application. That only was worth the money to me.

I would definitely recommend!

I am sorry people found the book short and the format poor and hence relatively expensive. I hope they take note of this as I find Pema Chodron so helpful.

One thing you can always depend on with any teaching by Pema is honest, thought provoking insight. I especially found the comments on regret helpful. Who doesn’t have regrets? As well, the concept of failing is turned toward a leaning in for real learning, instead of falling into the usual shame-based self-destructive pattern. Thank you for this meaning teaching.

As usual Pema's wisdom shines through in her speech and especially in the Q & A afterward with Tami. But it was frustrating to read due to the formatting.

I could not read it at all on my ereader because the words overlapped and nothing I did would correct this. On my iPad it was so small I didn't figure out till the last few pages I could make the print bigger with my fingers, like you do with websites, not the usual way for a book. There are 2pages per page and it took three attempts to turn the page each time.

I also found it pretty expensive for such a short piece, I don't think you could call it a book. I wish the Q&a went on longer.

Speech ***

Q&A **** (would be five if longer)

Formatting *