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Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
Arianna Huffington
3.58 AVERAGE
199 reviews for:
Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
Arianna Huffington
3.58 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
More a skeptic than a mystic but Arianna makes you believe that she believes. Perhaps that is enough.
I couldn't finish this book. The advice was redundant and nothing I haven't seen a hundred times before. While it was well researched, it wasn't engaging and felt like an undergraduate essay on self-help.
I liked the little inserts of quotes she had throughout the chapters. I also liked how she took her personal experience to talk about a more important topic, redefining success and its pillars -the main idea of the book-, instead of talking just about herself and her life as sometimes authors do. Given the nature of the book, I thought it would be a complete auto-biography but, it was not as I expected. It does have auto-biographical aspects however, it is for a greater purpose - moving forward Huffington's main point with this book. I thought this book was well-researched and contains lessons worth considering. It's not an essential book to read as many of its lessons you can probably read and learn from other books, research studies, and articles; nonetheless it is an enjoyable and inspiring read.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
It ended up feeling a bit drawn out and perhaps a bit overboard/preachy. But I really enjoyed this book. I liked the way it focuses on shifting priorities and definitions of what it means to be successful. What does it matter about having a corner office or earning all the money in the world if you're burnt out, miserable and unhealthy?
Not only does she lay out WHY our existing definitions of success are so bad for us, she also gives simple steps to follow to improve your quality of life, backed up my anecdotes and scientific research.
Long story short? Meditate and sleep more.
The book does feel a bit drawn out, and not all the ideas will resonate with everyone. But it's a worthwhile read/listen and raises some important points that can be helpful no matter where you are in your life.
Not only does she lay out WHY our existing definitions of success are so bad for us, she also gives simple steps to follow to improve your quality of life, backed up my anecdotes and scientific research.
Long story short? Meditate and sleep more.
The book does feel a bit drawn out, and not all the ideas will resonate with everyone. But it's a worthwhile read/listen and raises some important points that can be helpful no matter where you are in your life.
I tried, but I had to quit this one. For one, she's just preaching modern day best practices: set up good sleep hygiene, get out there and walk, meditate ... stuff we already know. Or, perhaps it's just stuff that I already know and someone else may benefit from her suggestions. But, it simply annoyed me, and I did not find her personal stories either relatable or inspiring.
Very inspiring read! I enjoyed her writing style and practical ideas.
After a work accident that illustrated just how stressed and exhausted she constantly felt Arianna Huffington, took a step back to reevaluate what really mattered in life. And she realized that money and power alone weren't the answer. She came to recognize another third metric that was the key to a successful and fulfilling life.
Her third metric is divided into four categories: well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving. Each category and chapter is packed full of knowledge, tips, stories, and inspirational quotes or parables. Each chapter is engaging and offers practical suggestions. Surprising me, my favorite metric was wonder. She talked about the danger of distraction and how to experience wonder we must put our phones down, stop over-documenting and just allow ourselves to be inspired by what is around us. She spent time talking about death and aging and brought me to tears when she described her mothers death. A death, in my view, that was beautiful and just the way I would like to pass.
The chapters are wonderful and I enjoyed the quotes intermingled throughout, though they may be distracting for some. Huffington is a great storyteller and I think women and business people of all kinds can take something from this book.
Her third metric is divided into four categories: well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving. Each category and chapter is packed full of knowledge, tips, stories, and inspirational quotes or parables. Each chapter is engaging and offers practical suggestions. Surprising me, my favorite metric was wonder. She talked about the danger of distraction and how to experience wonder we must put our phones down, stop over-documenting and just allow ourselves to be inspired by what is around us. She spent time talking about death and aging and brought me to tears when she described her mothers death. A death, in my view, that was beautiful and just the way I would like to pass.
The chapters are wonderful and I enjoyed the quotes intermingled throughout, though they may be distracting for some. Huffington is a great storyteller and I think women and business people of all kinds can take something from this book.
I started out absolutely LOVING this book, thinking it was my new favorite non-fiction book and that I needed to tell everyone I knew to stop what they were doing and read it ASAP. However, the more I read of it the more questions and little critiques I began to think of. Some parts of Thrive are a bit problematic; for example, I didn't necessarily like the way that Huffington focuses so much on CEOs and wealthy people involved in the higher levels of business. She says that her advice is supposed to help anyone and everyone enhance the "Third Metric" of their life, yet it is only in a few sections that she actually acknowledges those who have to work in order to survive from paycheck to paycheck.
With that said, I still really enjoyed this book. Huffington's advice should be taken with a grain of salt, of course, but it's nevertheless an interesting, enlightening, and inspiring read.
With that said, I still really enjoyed this book. Huffington's advice should be taken with a grain of salt, of course, but it's nevertheless an interesting, enlightening, and inspiring read.