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Blank: Why It's Fine to Falter and Fail, and How to Pick Yourself Up Again
Giles Paley-Phillips
2.9 AVERAGE
6 reviews for:
Blank: Why It's Fine to Falter and Fail, and How to Pick Yourself Up Again
Giles Paley-Phillips
2.9 AVERAGE
A book that explores how to cope when things don't go exactly to plan and everything in life seems to be blank. Based on a podcast with the same name it offers a broad brush on a range of topics and highlights the successful people who shared their stories on the podcast. It is reassuring that even people who are seen to have 'made it' can still be crippled with self-doubt.
This is a quick read but I found the stories very relatable and will seek out the podcast.
This is a book that I will pass round as I think we could all do with reassurance that even when things go blank, there is a way through.
This is a quick read but I found the stories very relatable and will seek out the podcast.
This is a book that I will pass round as I think we could all do with reassurance that even when things go blank, there is a way through.
This book is based on the podcast of the same name and drew on some of the themes and conversations from the podcast. The authors are the podcast hosts and they shared their personal takes on how those conversations and themes have shaped their lives.
I think the book was a good idea, but I wasn't convinced by the delivery. I'm not sure the authors' lives and thoughts were in themselves enough to 'carry' a book. They did draw on the podcast but often only in passing. Sometimes they explained what particular podcast guests had said, but often only briefly. Sometimes they even referred to things that had been said on the podcast but, presumably deliberately, didn't say who had actually said it. This strange omission, on a few occasions, raised more questions than answers.
The book did achieve two things though. The first was to whet the appetite of the reader to what the podcast has to offer, which is a more indepth discussion with a range of people about when things haven't gone as planned. The second is that it was good to read accounts from two men about mental health, emotion and life's difficulties, which surely can be no bad thing.
I think the book was a good idea, but I wasn't convinced by the delivery. I'm not sure the authors' lives and thoughts were in themselves enough to 'carry' a book. They did draw on the podcast but often only in passing. Sometimes they explained what particular podcast guests had said, but often only briefly. Sometimes they even referred to things that had been said on the podcast but, presumably deliberately, didn't say who had actually said it. This strange omission, on a few occasions, raised more questions than answers.
The book did achieve two things though. The first was to whet the appetite of the reader to what the podcast has to offer, which is a more indepth discussion with a range of people about when things haven't gone as planned. The second is that it was good to read accounts from two men about mental health, emotion and life's difficulties, which surely can be no bad thing.
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medium-paced
I read and listened to this book after seeing it on display at my local library.
It is book that was written by Giles Paley-Phillips and Jim Daly in conjunction with their podcast Blank. It covers some very interesting subjects such as Sleep and Switching Off with some helpful tips on steps that you can take around periods of blankness in your life, regardless of if you are a comedian, author or an office administrator!
Some of the chapters really "spoke" to me, especially around Social Media and Social Anxiety and I appreciated the fact that Giles and Jim are the narrators of the audiobook.
I think that I now need to listen to one of their podcast episodes to get a more rounded understanding of Blankness.
It is book that was written by Giles Paley-Phillips and Jim Daly in conjunction with their podcast Blank. It covers some very interesting subjects such as Sleep and Switching Off with some helpful tips on steps that you can take around periods of blankness in your life, regardless of if you are a comedian, author or an office administrator!
Some of the chapters really "spoke" to me, especially around Social Media and Social Anxiety and I appreciated the fact that Giles and Jim are the narrators of the audiobook.
I think that I now need to listen to one of their podcast episodes to get a more rounded understanding of Blankness.
The main thing I loved about this book was the format. Each chapter is centred around a theme, with both authors contributing, including references to guests from the podcast and the authors' own experiences.
I've written so many quotes down for future reference and this book prompted me to really think about how I handle blank moments and what I could do differently.
I feel so reassured that I'm not alone in failing sometimes, that not everyone notices all my mistakes and that difficulties are there to be learned from and to make me a stronger person.
Thank you Giles and Jim.
I've written so many quotes down for future reference and this book prompted me to really think about how I handle blank moments and what I could do differently.
I feel so reassured that I'm not alone in failing sometimes, that not everyone notices all my mistakes and that difficulties are there to be learned from and to make me a stronger person.
Thank you Giles and Jim.