> Other than that I think that this book has a shadow side, and that that shadow side can manifest even if the book warns against it.
Slightly agree as I have tried to say within the comment that I can see how people reading the book can just go through it and even if the book warns against it, can take the shortcut. because taking shortcuts is so much easier than doing the actual work of giving sincere appreciation or other things.
> The fact that it is a best seller doesn't really hold much weight with me
Once again I agree.
> Note that I'm not in the USA and that financial success and 'hustle' have less value where I live
I am not from USA either though I do have to admit that financial success does have more value where I live. Hustle not so much as risk-taking is slightly not preferred.
In the end, where we have the disagreement on is that I have found the book to be helpful of me and to have not seen its shady side. I have seen the warmth of it and have good experiences with the book but I concede that everything can have two sides. Your experience within relation to the book has been with this shady side and I realize how you might feel about it and why the disagreement occurs. IMO nobody is right or wrong perhaps as much as two sides of the same coin but if there is one wrong, then it can be me, as I can be wrong and I usually am ;)
have a nice day.