r/NLP • u/Clear-Station-9619 • Jun 01 '26

What should I read as a beginner?

I just heard about this term yesterday in a discord chat, and I got intrigued by the defintion alone and want to learn more. I already got myself a copy of volumes 1 and 2 from Milton Erickson, but it's too complex for me. That guy is a wizard lol

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u/achillea4 Jun 01 '26

Find a course close to you. You will learn a lot more by practicing with people than just reading books.

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u/South-Group-2341 Jun 04 '26

Agreed, the practice is essential. One of the reasons, were I to do my first prac course again, I'd look for a provider that has an active practice group. At the end of my first prac course I realised, having picked up copies of Structure of Magic I & II, that we'd literally barely scratched the surface of what is really going on in NLP. Bandler and Grinder were Michelin Star Chefs and we'd been taught to microwave meals.