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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
It seemed like it wasn't adding any new content after a while and went stale
reflective
slow-paced
Engagingly written, but basically a longer version of Robinson's most famous TED Talk.
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Lots of food for thought here. The book is 15 years old now so parts felt a little dated, maybe a little corny. I do feel the writer cherry-picks his examples - he cites figures from the performing arts a lot and I think their career paths will often look radically different from someone whose calling involves working with words or numbers, ie resembles more closely the "academic" subjects offered in school. I am interested in reading the follow-up book, though.
This focuses a lot (especially toward the end) on the education system, which some might not find interesting. Which makes sense considering I work at a high school and my boss gave it to everyone in my department. But other than that, this book is incredibly interesting. It is all about finding your passion in life, and no matter what that is, how it can make you happy. And your passion doesn't necessarily have to be a creative hobby, your passion can be your job. This book made me feel really empowered about my job and all that I have brought to it, because I think maybe, that's my passion. A must read for anyone who thinks they haven't found their "Element."
A beautiful tale about discovering our element in life. Throughout candid stories, Ken Robinson takes us on a incredible journey towards self-discovery.
Ken Robinson gave a lot of interesting stories and anecdotes in this book, but for some reason it fell flat for me in terms of igniting inspiration and sparking new motivation and thought. I enjoyed this book, but I was hoping for more.
There were many times it brought up good questions to invite you to ponder on different aspects of what you want out of life however (my favorite being "HOW are you intelligent?"). He then goes on to talk more about divergent thinking and how you can only inspire others if you yourself are working from inspired action in a field that flows with how you are wired.. However there were a lot of extra things added that continuously made me think where is this going?"
All in all still a good book, even laughed out loud a few times at some of his little quips.
"If a man speaks his mind alone in a forest and no one is around to hear him is he still wrong?"
This is one of my favorite quotes and I want it printed and framed so I can appreciate it for years to come haha
There were many times it brought up good questions to invite you to ponder on different aspects of what you want out of life however (my favorite being "HOW are you intelligent?"). He then goes on to talk more about divergent thinking and how you can only inspire others if you yourself are working from inspired action in a field that flows with how you are wired.. However there were a lot of extra things added that continuously made me think where is this going?"
All in all still a good book, even laughed out loud a few times at some of his little quips.
"If a man speaks his mind alone in a forest and no one is around to hear him is he still wrong?"
This is one of my favorite quotes and I want it printed and framed so I can appreciate it for years to come haha
inspiring
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I've got several pages of notes on this one and there were lots of points he made that I just loved. But I really agree with the poster that said this could have been a short ebook instead of length it was. The big ideas and key points were wonderful, but there were just too many anecdotes and stories for me.