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The first thing I did when I held No More Ramen in my hands was look at the table of contents. The titles summed up every emotion of doubt, confusion, fear, and anxiety I had about the real world. As I enter my last year of college, quickly getting pushed to the door to the real world, I freaked out about the road ahead. No More Ramen calmed me down. Aretakis takes these real life, real emotions, real problems, and real questions and tackles them step by step. He doesn't merely tell you what to do, but shares his experiences, shares the pluses and negatives of each decision we can possibly make and leaves it up to the reader to decide what is best. He doesn't sugarcoat which I think made the book even more true to life, surely the real deal. Throughout the book, he provides little exercises (which are downloadable from the companion website free of charge, www.NoMoreRamenOnline.com) to help readers find out what they really enjoy, what their goals are. To be honest, doing the exercises were hard. I thought I knew myself but I couldn't even pinpoint what made me happy; it was hard to think of topics that I was sincerely passionate about. I realized that I had a lot of searching to do to figure out what I want out of my life .He provides a myriad of resources that I checked out as I read the book, which were all very helpful. His tips about work, relationships, and money were all insightful. He gives examples of an impressionable resume, phone etiquette, how to budget money, the list goes on. Everything talked about from insurance to buying a car was a reality check. There was so much I didn't know. I now feel more prepared and secure about myself and what I have to get done. His writing was so simple, straightforward, and honest that I remember almost everything that made me go "oooh" and "aah" and there were a lot of moments of that. There was never a dull moment in No More Ramen and everything was relevant. I have a little more wisdom to conquer the real world now. I recommend this book to everyone trying to figure out what to do next in their lives. I'm even passing on the book to one of my best friends, who's going through the very common "I'm tired of eating Ramen" syndrome.
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No More Ramen: The 20-Something's Real World Survival Guide: Straight Talk on Jobs, Money, Balance, Life, and More by Nicholas Aretakis
sauntrie, August 17, 2007
The first thing I did when I held No More Ramen in my hands was look at the table of contents. The titles summed up every emotion of doubt, confusion, fear, and anxiety I had about the real world. As I enter my last year of college, quickly getting pushed to the door to the real world, I freaked out about the road ahead. No More Ramen calmed me down. Aretakis takes these real life, real emotions, real problems, and real questions and tackles them step by step. He doesn't merely tell you what to do, but shares his experiences, shares the pluses and negatives of each decision we can possibly make and leaves it up to the reader to decide what is best. He doesn't sugarcoat which I think made the book even more true to life, surely the real deal. Throughout the book, he provides little exercises (which are downloadable from the companion website free of charge, www.NoMoreRamenOnline.com) to help readers find out what they really enjoy, what their goals are. To be honest, doing the exercises were hard. I thought I knew myself but I couldn't even pinpoint what made me happy; it was hard to think of topics that I was sincerely passionate about. I realized that I had a lot of searching to do to figure out what I want out of my life .He provides a myriad of resources that I checked out as I read the book, which were all very helpful. His tips about work, relationships, and money were all insightful. He gives examples of an impressionable resume, phone etiquette, how to budget money, the list goes on. Everything talked about from insurance to buying a car was a reality check. There was so much I didn't know. I now feel more prepared and secure about myself and what I have to get done. His writing was so simple, straightforward, and honest that I remember almost everything that made me go "oooh" and "aah" and there were a lot of moments of that. There was never a dull moment in No More Ramen and everything was relevant. I have a little more wisdom to conquer the real world now. I recommend this book to everyone trying to figure out what to do next in their lives. I'm even passing on the book to one of my best friends, who's going through the very common "I'm tired of eating Ramen" syndrome.