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The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Chris Guillebeau
3.54 AVERAGE
118 reviews for:
The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Chris Guillebeau
3.54 AVERAGE
I liked the concept of this book, but it didn't seem to live up to its premise.
A promise of incredible quests ended up reading as mundane and monotonous.
A promise of incredible quests ended up reading as mundane and monotonous.
I loved this book. I really liked seeing what other people were doing and what they thought was interesting and cool. I liked Guillebeau's tips on choosing your own quest, as well as the definitions. It motivated me to figure out what I want to have as a quest, since I realized I was missing this from my life.
I still don't know, but I'm going to keep thinking! I have a long list now of things I've been wanting to do for a while, and I'm working on completing it.
I still don't know, but I'm going to keep thinking! I have a long list now of things I've been wanting to do for a while, and I'm working on completing it.
hopeful
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A fun way to think about extracurricular projects or goals. Reminded me of a few things I had said I’d want to do one day and started putting the pieces in motion. Would have loved to read more about other people’s quests in depth instead of how pieces of their quest helped him make his point.
Interesting, but basically one cover-to-cover survivorship fallacy. Committing to a big life quest sounds great when you talk about the people who changed their lives on theirs, but honestly, the advice and life lessons in this book are far from applicable to most endeavors.
It's interesting to read about the people who did extraordinary things, but the cost of trying something like that and failing is barely addressed - and yet, most people who set out on something that big are going to fail - some of them catastrophically.
This was suggested by my company as helpful in personal growth. It doesn't hit anywhere near that for me.
It's interesting to read about the people who did extraordinary things, but the cost of trying something like that and failing is barely addressed - and yet, most people who set out on something that big are going to fail - some of them catastrophically.
This was suggested by my company as helpful in personal growth. It doesn't hit anywhere near that for me.
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adventurous
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Chris kept me company through a long day of jury selection. I was chosen. After the case settled (no trial), the various quest stories had me fully engaged. I read the Art of Non-Conformity as well as the [b:The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future|12605157|The $100 Startup Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future|Chris Guillebeau|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1345666854s/12605157.jpg|17620461]. The dedication and discipline that Chris brings to his writing as well as the focus of this title makes it my favorite so far.
Because of the variety of quests and their very different people undertaking them, I felt inspired. Instead of in awed and overwhelmed, I found stories that made me think, "I could do that!"
I savored the last few chapters on the beach. Reading this book was a delightful quest all its own.
Because of the variety of quests and their very different people undertaking them, I felt inspired. Instead of in awed and overwhelmed, I found stories that made me think, "I could do that!"
I savored the last few chapters on the beach. Reading this book was a delightful quest all its own.
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A bit of a strange book that feels like it tries to be too much but I ended up liking it anyway. In The Happiness of Pursuit, Chris Guillebeau tries to create a sort of framework for quests, like his own of visiting all countries of the world, and introduces some criteria, and goes through discovery of a quest, through doing it and finishing it. Guillebeau uses the stories of many others who has been on quests of their own, whether it's cooking dishes from every country or walking across Turkey, they're all those huge undertakings.
As an inspirational book I can't say how well it works for those who aren't looking for a quest. For myself, I've been on my own quests and still have some to go and it was certainly inspiring for me to read about what others have done and the trials and thoughts they had as they went through them. So it's not really a perfect book, and I don't find much value in it as a self-help book or anything. Rather I like it as it perfectly encapsulated my own experiences and reminded me of all those moments I had on my own quest.
As an inspirational book I can't say how well it works for those who aren't looking for a quest. For myself, I've been on my own quests and still have some to go and it was certainly inspiring for me to read about what others have done and the trials and thoughts they had as they went through them. So it's not really a perfect book, and I don't find much value in it as a self-help book or anything. Rather I like it as it perfectly encapsulated my own experiences and reminded me of all those moments I had on my own quest.