I'm glad you are enjoying the book. However any author that thinks that stuttering is caused by mental or emotional trauma and is therefore entirely psychological is suspect. The research literature has debunked these claims years ago. Stuttering is a neurological disorder that is exacerbated by social, linguistic, emotional, and psychological factors. His theory on why people block is also too simplistic to paint a picture of the entire disorder. You can know for a fact that the person you are speaking to is not going to judge you and you can still stutter, for example speaking to a loving parent, a speech language pathologist, another person who stutters, or a significant other. All that being said, the advice it gives is not bad. Like I mentioned above, stuttering is exacerbated by psychological factors. The more nervous you are and the more value you assign to not stuttering the more likely you are to stutter. So saying "screw it" to people judging you is a very healthy attitude to have and will likely not only lead to more fluency but a happier life in general. Also congratulations on your successful conversation. A word of caution though, I personally would rather think of success in terms of "did I think about my speaking partner judging me" rather then "did I block". In this fashion we can be successful regardless of our stuttering. Wouldn't it be great to be successful in every conservation we enter?!...something to think about.