Tag: Motivation
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life: Learn more at Amazon or at Goodreads or from the author.
“In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be ‘positive’ all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. ‘F**k positivity,’ Mark Manson says. ‘Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it.’ In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. Continue reading…
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy (Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant)
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy: Learn more at Amazon or at Goodreads.
“After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. ‘I was in the void,’ she writes, ‘a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe.’ Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. We are not born with a fixed amount of resilience. Continue reading…