What do you think that signing your initials at the end of the chapters accomplished?

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LV2R wrote: 04 Nov 2018, 03:37 I did not see the need to sign my initials at the end of each chapter. I think that the readers can still read the book with the intent to change and not have to show it to themselves by signing their initials.
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Niski wrote: 04 Nov 2018, 05:22 I also didn't think it was necessary to have that included in the book.
I didn't use it.
It seems many people felt the same way.
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Mercy Bolo wrote: 04 Nov 2018, 08:01 The author asks readers to sign their initials at the end of chapters to help them stay accountable and have the will to follow his advice. The signing makes it look like the reader is sending a note to oneself. Thus the will to follow through will be stronger.
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k2kelliher wrote: 04 Nov 2018, 17:07 I think the purpose of signing your initials was to make some sort of commitment to the information. But, where I read most of my books on a kindle, signing initials is a little difficult.
True, but it sounds like you would have initialized it if you could.
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For me, signing my initials (or the idea of doing so, since I didn't actually sign due to having an electronic copy) served a few purposes. First, if I was reading a paper version of the book or if I had wanted to type my initials in my kindle, it would have made the impact of the words I was reading much greater. By making my agreement solid and concrete, the author kept me from reading his words and immediately forgetting them. Second, doing this made me make sure I was holding myself accountable. Thirdly, the fact that I needed to "agree" to better myself made me pay particular attention to what I was reading. My instinct is to not sign anything I don't understand, so writing the book in this style encouraged me to read and re-read until I really understood what I was agreeing to.
Personally, I found this feature annoying since I could not physically sign, but I still understand the reason it was there and find it generally effective as a concept.
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If it had included some sort of workbook portion (or even a kind of journaling aspect for readers to reflect on what they've read), I could see it having a purpose. As it was, I don't think it added anything to the book.
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No, I didn't sign. Even had I not been reading in Kindle I wouldn't have signed. I didn't see the point. There wasn't anything saying I was signing an agreement (with myself I suppose) to carry out any specific instructions or abide by any specific rules. I just really saw it as the signal the chapter ended.
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Signing my initials forced me to pause and really reflect on what I read. It also encouraged me to consider how I could put the author's ideas into practice in my own life. It is easy to read and absorb information, but thinking about how it can be applied in your life personally requires more thought.
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Hopefully, it accomplished that a person is made aware of and fully understands what the information means as it pertains to them. As well to make it on a more personal level for each individual.
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Like most of the other readers, I am currently reading the book on my Kindle. So, you can trust there will be no signing of initials happening. I probably wouldn't have done it even if I bought the paperback though. It feels like a weird thing to do. Plus, I don't like writing in my novels. :lol2:
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The signing of initials makes me take pause to reflect on my intent to actually put into practice the suggestions. Without that, it’s easy to breeze through and quickly forget what’s been read.
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I think it signified that you were committed to accomplishing some of the goals. It just made it more permanent. It's not something I would do but it may help some people.
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Storm+ wrote: 05 Nov 2018, 02:12 For me, signing my initials (or the idea of doing so, since I didn't actually sign due to having an electronic copy) served a few purposes. First, if I was reading a paper version of the book or if I had wanted to type my initials in my kindle, it would have made the impact of the words I was reading much greater. By making my agreement solid and concrete, the author kept me from reading his words and immediately forgetting them. Second, doing this made me make sure I was holding myself accountable. Thirdly, the fact that I needed to "agree" to better myself made me pay particular attention to what I was reading. My instinct is to not sign anything I don't understand, so writing the book in this style encouraged me to read and re-read until I really understood what I was agreeing to.
Personally, I found this feature annoying since I could not physically sign, but I still understand the reason it was there and find it generally effective as a concept.
Thank you for putting so much thought into the question-I think you're right, signing your initials makes one concentrate more on what's being read.
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M Zee wrote: 05 Nov 2018, 17:57 If it had included some sort of workbook portion (or even a kind of journaling aspect for readers to reflect on what they've read), I could see it having a purpose. As it was, I don't think it added anything to the book.
Journaling your impressions and progress would have been a great idea!
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TheRVMom wrote: 05 Nov 2018, 18:27 No, I didn't sign. Even had I not been reading in Kindle I wouldn't have signed. I didn't see the point. There wasn't anything saying I was signing an agreement (with myself I suppose) to carry out any specific instructions or abide by any specific rules. I just really saw it as the signal the chapter ended.
I think that was probably the point, to make the agreement with yourself to contemplate and integrate the author's ideas into your daily life.
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