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Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings by Eric Robertson
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Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings

Self-help
First published
2019
Print length
231 pagesEric Robertson, 2019

Description

This practical guide asks readers to search their own patterns of thought and feeling for the roots of recurring problems. Combining two manuscripts, it links unmanaged emotions and overthinking to strained relationships, low energy, poor mood, and diminished well-being. The discussion moves from recognizing mental clutter to examining the environments, habits, and people that quietly reinforce it. It also considers how distance from toxic relationships can protect judgment and happiness. Rather than treating distress as wholly external, the book frames self-observation and emotional regulation as related skills, offering readers a broad introduction to clearing unhelpful thoughts, handling difficult feelings, and responding more deliberately to everyday pressures.

Reading profile

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Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).

Writing
How much attention the sentences and language require.
Ideas
How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
Structure
How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
Background knowledge
Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
Emotional intensity
Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.

Writing style

Conversational · Direct · Essayistic

Pace

Moderate

Tone

Earnest · Hopeful · Reflective

Structure

Anthology · Argumentative

Focus

Ideas · Information · Relationships

Emotional intensity

3 / 5

Reading complexity

1–5 · higher means more demanding
Writing
2 / 5
Ideas
2 / 5
Structure
2 / 5
Background knowledge
1 / 5

Themes

FreedomIdentityMental healthReligion and faithTransformation

Book details

For the print edition listed above.

Publisher
Eric Robertson
Language
English
ISBN
9781691706631
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