Cultured Fun

Finished the book Style Statement today. I thought I would share my personal style statement Cultured Fun. It’s a pretty good read. It sounds kind of corny to many… Actually maybe it’s just that I feel corny telling people about it, but it’s a pretty great book.

The idea is that everyone has their own unique style. However, there are times looking back on your choices where you did something because at the instant you were making the decision it seemed right, but later asked yourself, what in the world was I thinking. That’s where the Style Statement book comes in. Basically you go through a huge questionnaire, read about other people and their style statements, and by the end figure out what your style is. It seems kind of corny, but I know for me, I get wrapped up in a lot of hype and advertising, and I’ve made some pretty stupid purchases, that really aren’t me. For example, my Wii, Xbox, and PSP were pretty huge wastes of money. I liked them for a little while. I was excited about geting them. And I can’t remember the last time I used them. I do enjoy a video game every now and then, but I’m sure had I read this book a little earlier, I would have put the $1000+ I’ve spent on gaming entertainment to a much more gratifying use.

One thing I will mention is that it is written by two women, so there are times I did feel like a gay, but quickly reassured myself that having done all the experimentation I need, I am in fact straight, just reading a book. The point is it’s not a book for the bi curious or people on the edge, unless you are looking for a push out of the closet.

Seriously it’s not really that bad, there are only a couple of times in the book where I felt like the authors assumed a woman was reading it, otherwise it’s pretty gender neutral. I definitely see the advantage in doing the exercise, and I’m looking forward to using what I’ve learned.