I bought and first read this book several years ago and picked it up again lately as I wanted a little boost. While I still enjoyed it, I seem to be more experienced these days, which left many of Gelb's suggestions feeling hackneyed. Affirmations, mind mapping, visualizations, cooking from scratch (somehow I remember the minestrone recipe being better, too). A lot of the activities were bits and pieces taken from previous sources and links (sometimes tenuously) to the life and/or work of Leonardo da Vinci, who is more gimmick than actual source. In truth, while the activities are usually valuable and sometimes interesting, they do occasionally seem beyond silly. ("Dance your minestrone dance"? Really?)
