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Designing Your Life

How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

by Bill Burnett

NonfictionSelf HelpPersonal Development

Who This Book Is For

The ideal reader is a curious, pragmatic person who feels stuck at a crossroads—early career, mid-career, returning after a break, or pivoting fields—and wants structure without grandiosity. They value evidence over platitudes, prefer experiments to epiphanies, and are willing to write, track, and iterate for a month or two. They’re open to reframing beliefs, asking strangers for stories, and trying small, low-risk prototypes. They don’t need a perfect passion; they want more energy, coherence, and momentum. They appreciate collaborative thinking, can tolerate ambiguity, and will calendar micro-rituals, journal engagement and energy, and share drafts with a small support team. They are skeptical of conventional job hunts and eager to access the hidden market through conversations. Crucially, they’re ready to choose “good enough,” close alternatives, and learn from wobble rather than stall. In short: a builder of lives, not a finder of destinies. They ship small bets and celebrate compounding progress.

Book Details

Categories
Nonfiction, Self Help, Personal Development
Pages
274
Published
2016
Language
ENGLISH
Rating
3.9 (22,377 reviews)

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