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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
I received this book during my last semester of college, and I wish I had read it then. Now, at 27 and in the middle of a career transition, I find its advice—especially on decision-making and career choices—practical and insightful.
The book outlines core principles such as:
1. Be curious.
2. Try new things.
3. Reframe problems.
4. Trust the process.
5. Ask for help.
It encourages readers to balance four key areas of life: "work, play, health, and love" and to identify where to focus if they are imbalanced. Improving the "play" category was a clear takeaway for me.
This book offers an empowering, design-focused approach to navigating life’s challenges. It’s perfect for anyone at a crossroads or looking to make meaningful changes.
The book outlines core principles such as:
1. Be curious.
2. Try new things.
3. Reframe problems.
4. Trust the process.
5. Ask for help.
It encourages readers to balance four key areas of life: "work, play, health, and love" and to identify where to focus if they are imbalanced. Improving the "play" category was a clear takeaway for me.
This book offers an empowering, design-focused approach to navigating life’s challenges. It’s perfect for anyone at a crossroads or looking to make meaningful changes.
Overall good advice. I'm not naturally a creative type, so the reminder to think like a designer and prototype then iterate life change was an idea that stuck with me.
3.5/5 stars.
Super practical advice with helpful worksheets and great examples throughout. This book really did reframe some of my thoughts on career building. As many have pointed out, this book is almost exclusively focused on your vocation with a little...and I mean just a little...on how that vocation fits into other parts of your life, which makes the title a bit deceptive. But as far as building your vocational life, this is a great guide. As a 33 year old, I wish I'd read this book when I was 16.
Super practical advice with helpful worksheets and great examples throughout. This book really did reframe some of my thoughts on career building. As many have pointed out, this book is almost exclusively focused on your vocation with a little...and I mean just a little...on how that vocation fits into other parts of your life, which makes the title a bit deceptive. But as far as building your vocational life, this is a great guide. As a 33 year old, I wish I'd read this book when I was 16.
I thought the thought process was really useful - particularly the ways that they reframed how to think of one's life and career.
I did do all of the exercises and found them helpful
I did do all of the exercises and found them helpful
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Useful tips for charismatic "people people". Recommended for anyone who already knows what the type of work they want to be doing and just needs a helpful structure to force them to acknowledge that, explore possibilities they thought were off the table, exercise their existing people prowess, and aggressively go after the life they want.
Not recommended for anyone whose capabilities don't fit well into a specific discipline (medicine, architecture, etc., whose charisma is limited, or who is burnt out or in recovery from any kind of trauma. I would seriously recommend the authors consider researching and creating a new version for people who are not highly-energetic, secure-in-their-choice-of-discipline upper middle class extroverts. Create a system that works for combat veterans and people who've been through domestic violence, for example, and you have something that could actually work and make more money.
I love the idea of prototyping to revise your life. This book lacked good methodologies and examples for small prototypes (there wee a few but it needs to get unstuck from the idea of a master plan). It also offered no advice whatsoever on building a network. The cliche of "asking people about their journey" is so overused in California tech and management culture, it shows up as a joke in TV shows now.
I appreciated some key takeaways here but ultimately found this book very frustrating and useful only for a limited audience who isn't me.
Not recommended for anyone whose capabilities don't fit well into a specific discipline (medicine, architecture, etc., whose charisma is limited, or who is burnt out or in recovery from any kind of trauma. I would seriously recommend the authors consider researching and creating a new version for people who are not highly-energetic, secure-in-their-choice-of-discipline upper middle class extroverts. Create a system that works for combat veterans and people who've been through domestic violence, for example, and you have something that could actually work and make more money.
I love the idea of prototyping to revise your life. This book lacked good methodologies and examples for small prototypes (there wee a few but it needs to get unstuck from the idea of a master plan). It also offered no advice whatsoever on building a network. The cliche of "asking people about their journey" is so overused in California tech and management culture, it shows up as a joke in TV shows now.
I appreciated some key takeaways here but ultimately found this book very frustrating and useful only for a limited audience who isn't me.
Designing your life is a guided process and workbook for anyone who is trying to figure out what their next life move is.
As a senior in college, I was definitely in need of learning the life design process. I absolutely enjoyed doing these exercises and really felt like I learned valuable information that will help me make decisions as I move forward in my life.
I would recommend this book to any person going through a transition phase or to anyone who finds themselves asking, “What’s Next?” I know I will be adding this book to my life’s library and will be referencing it many times in the future!
As a senior in college, I was definitely in need of learning the life design process. I absolutely enjoyed doing these exercises and really felt like I learned valuable information that will help me make decisions as I move forward in my life.
I would recommend this book to any person going through a transition phase or to anyone who finds themselves asking, “What’s Next?” I know I will be adding this book to my life’s library and will be referencing it many times in the future!
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One of the best books I've ever read on how to live a fulfilling life. The exercises are engaging and enlightening. I look forward to sharing this with my students.
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Great ideas and great prompts. I wish I’d read it thirty years ago!