Fritz, Robert. The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to
Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life. rev. ed.
Fawcett: Ballentine: Random. May 1989. c.320p. ISBN
0-449-90337-0. $9.95
[PSYCHOLOGY]
Using as analogy the scientific principle that energy
follows the path of least resistance, the founder of the DMA
seminars attempts an easily assimilated self-help book--a
substantial revision of his 1984 best seller. He argues that just
as wind moves a round natural obstructions, seeking the path of
least resistance, so do we attempt to move around the structures
of our lives--getting by with as few hassles as possible. Fritz's
advice is to modify the structures, enabling the creative energy
within to flourish instead of dissipate. Initially, his focus is
clear; but numerous citings of well-known psychologists and
famous movers and shakers (Einstein, Henry Moore, etc.) grow
tiresome as Fritz drones on, losing us in excess verbiage. Some
valuable sections, bust most will find this tedious. Not
recommended.
Kevin M. Roddy, Oakland Public Library, California