Defy Your Limits vs The Art of Stillness: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mind and body, Spirituality, Self help
Defy Your Limits
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Third edition. Telekinesis, also known as "mind over matter," is real. Defy Your Limits offers what aspiring telekinesis practitioners have long sought, a detailed, tested, step-by-step method to learn exactly how to do…
The Art of Stillness
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A follow up to Pico Iyer’s essay “The Joy of Quiet,” The Art of Stillness considers the unexpected adventure of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Art of Stillness is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Defy Your Limits.
- The Art of Stillness has the widest readership — 57 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Defy Your Limits | The Art of Stillness | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (20) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (25) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (57) |
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Reception
| Defy Your Limits | The Art of Stillness | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20 | 57 |
| Editions | 3 | 2 |
| Want to read | 199 | — |
| Reading it now | 76 | — |
| Written reviews | 2 | — |
| Pages | 243 | 74 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Defy Your Limits or The Art of Stillness?
The Art of Stillness has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Art of Stillness 4.1/5, Defy Your Limits 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Defy Your Limits or The Art of Stillness?
The Art of Stillness is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Art of Stillness (74 pages, ≈ 1 h 22 m); Defy Your Limits (243 pages, ≈ 4 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: Defy Your Limits or The Art of Stillness?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Defy Your Limits: Moderate; The Art of Stillness: Moderate.