If thoughts were analogous to light energy, then the clarity of logic and reason presented in this book would have a prismatic effect, like crystals of truth; resulting in human behavior being categorized as a rainbow of colorful deductions. It is this cognitive filter that Dr. Mitchell Earl Gibson has articulated and created in his book titled, Nine ideas for a happy and successful life.

Dr. Gibson has compiled these essential characteristics from having seen people during his thousands of professional encounters spanning a broad spectrum of clients. In a concise, speed-reading set of his “Nine Ideas,” he states his idea and then exemplifies it in a fascinating way; having well-known examples of history, culture and his own personal experiences providing his quod erat demonstrandum (QED).

From the beginning of the book, Dr. Gibson presents his conclusions with humility and respect for the intelligence of the readers. In doing this, he is not preaching to his readers or pontificating his own values; he is simply explaining what he has seen and what he believes. he does this nine ideasAn engaging and intriguing book to read. For example, his “Perception Number Seven: When Dreams Speak to You, Listen Closely” was particularly interesting because of the examples he used to substantiate his point. She wrote that Paul McCartney dreamed her song YesterdayRobert Louis Stevenson dreamed up his plan to The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeand people made millions of dollars from solutions to problems presented to them while they slept.

Many people, philosophers, scientists, and historians, to name just a few groups, have written about the dream state. Just as each of us has had our own experiences with dreams; making this not the most radical of ideas. However, a very original idea is: “Regularly giving away a small portion of your wealth helps prevent the energy of chaos from building up in your life.” The way this is explained is totally captivating and resonates in my mind as obvious yet overlooked. I’ll give you a hint: it has to do with the energy of money.

To learn more about who you are, the other ideas not mentioned in this review, and how Dr. Mitchell Earl Gibson links money to personal chaos, I recommend reading Nine ideas for a happy and successful life. In a semantically mathematical way, I have now made my recommendation as what Dr. Gibson would agree to as a tenth idea: “Read this book.”