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Why Your Life Sucks And What You Can Do About It by Alan H. Cohen: A Book Report

There's nothing cryptic about this popular 2002 motivational book from bestselling-author and self-help guru *****lan *****. Cohen, either in it's title or within the confines of its tight just-under 200 pages.

Readers may have been surprised ***** ***** title's "strong" wording - Cohen's choice to use "Suck"- was not without controversy when it was first published six years ago. Cohen, for his part, seems to be saying, right in the title of the book, just what this ***** is. And careful consideration can only reveal the title to ***** blunt and straightforward, which is exactly how he presents ***** book. He ********** CNN at the book's release th***** "suck" is no longer a bad word and is mean to describe some*****ing "that sucks it zaps your energy and you feel worse after you've done it and you feel like you're less than you were."

This is a no-nonsense, frank, albeit directive guide. Simply put, ***** a ***** to getting h*****ppy. Another *****sue some had with the title --Why ***** Life ***** And ***** You ***** Do ***** It - was that Cohen assumes the reader's life sucks, ***** admitting that ***** ***** is less than perfect, acknowledging ***** you might benefit from the (seeming to some) ethereal world of self-help, may be too self-revelatory for *****. But once readers are able to get past *****ever emotional response the title garners within *****m, the book quickly explains why your life ***** "suck" and is subsequently filled with easy-to-follow edicts.

Cohen's definition of ***** ***** "life sucks" include:

***** routinely make someone or something more important than you

The ***** you are living on the outside doesn't match who you ***** on the inside You say yes ***** you mean no

***** try to fix other people

You've forgotten ***** enjoy the ride

The majority of people living today will ***** able to find relevance. But Cohen doesn't give the reader time to brood or feel self-sorry. Instead, he presents 10 chapters ***** ***** main emphasis is to "enjoy the life you were *****t ***** live," it's not too late, he *****s, to change ***** course ***** your life. Stop wasting time and energy ***** people and things that deaden you, and dedicate it to what you love.

Based on what Cohen believes is a defin*****ive poll, he uneart*****d the following three contributors to what makes life suck: Twenty-five percent said it was work or the boss; 19-percent said family; 11-percent indicated ***** was aging ***** the final four-percent credited their sex lives.

The ***** first chapter "You Give ********** Power Away" basically explains each person is responsible for their own actions, and essentially, their own happiness. The message is simple: don't let ***** ***** dictate how you live or *****. "You Waste Your Energy on Things That Suck," a subsequent chapter tackles familiar territ*****y to most -