The advice summarized is:

“…it is counterproductive to ever pass a negative judgment on anything that happens to you… When something happens – anything – before you pass judgment, consider this: It may be good.”

With a short slogan at the bottom: “No matter what happens, assume it’s good.”

Since the slogan stands out that’s what the reader is likely to remember. “No matter what happens, assume it’s good.”

But this is really dangerous advice.

I will give examples to illustrate this:

1) A man loses his job and says, “Hey, this is good”. He doesn’t seek work. Friend says, “Why don’t you seek out work?” Man says, “Why? being unemployed is good.” Friend says, “But you might end up on the street”. Man says, “Well, maybe ending up on the street is a good thing.” Man subsequently ends up on street and later dies of pneumonia with his final words being – “Hey, pneumonia is good.”

2) Woman aboard airplane calls husband on cell phone “Hey, guess what honey? Our airplane has just been hijacked.” Husband says, “Oh no!” Wife says, “Hey, don’t worry, this is a good thing.” Husband says, “I don’t think so.” Wife says, “Naw, I’m just going to relax and be patient.” Airplane later collides with Pentagon.

You may laugh and think that these examples are absurd, but they are the logical consequence of “No matter what happens, assume it’s good.”

When we label something as good, there is no reason, no motivation to change it. After all “It’s good!” When we label something as bad, there is a reason to change it – to get rid of it, to remove it.

To label everything as good is to label threats to our life as good too. And that is downright stupid and dangerous advice.
Rating: 3 / 5

It is all rather reduced to simplistic sound bites. I was hoping for a lot ,and feel the book did not deliver.
Rating: 2 / 5

This book is everything it says it is and more !!.

Thanks Adam…you make lifes problems into a way i can understand and change !.
Rating: 5 / 5

I’m not sure about you, but I have a bad day atleast twice a week. You know them. Those days where you want to punch the first person who doesn’t agree with you on everything. Well, if you actually punch that person, your not going to end up with a good result! Duh! Thats where this book comes in helpful. I don’t want to sit down for 6 hours reading about finding inner peace with my problems, and anolizing my childhood! Adam Khan has done something absolutely brillaint… he has consolidated everything in the self-help world you need to know, and made it into chapters that you can understand. Believe me, he knows what he is talking about. I should know, I’m his 14 year old niece, and I’m proud of my uncle, the self-help author. I’m not saying this because I have to, I’m saying this because it’s the truth. His book has helped a lot of people. He has shared with me some of the many emails from people all over the world about how this book has helped them. So if your reading this, considering buying the book, do it. It’s worth every penny. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. It’s not like those other books by people with a bunch of fancy letters in front of their name… just because their Dr. whatshisname, doesn’t mean that they know what they are talking about. Buy the book, and save yourself a lot of time and money wasted on other books. It’s all explained in the title: Self-Help Stuff That Works.
Rating: 5 / 5

This can very well be the best self help book ever written. It is easy to read and easier to digest.
Rating: 5 / 5