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A review by midici
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me about Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything by Chris Hadfield
4.0
This book was an interesting, in-depth look at the space program, the everyday life of an astronaut, and about how a good attitude and a willingness to work long and hard will make the difference every time.
I don't know anyone who doesn't think space is cool in some sort of vague, what-the-heck-is-even-up-there-anyway contemplation. But this book provides a realistic look at what it means to spend your entire life aiming to improve humanity's overall mission of space exploration, and maybe have a slight chance of getting to go up into space yourself.
Chris Hadfield became very popular on social media because, as he puts it, "my son had some spare time." I follow his twitter feed, and geeked out over his videos from the ISS just like millions of other people. Reading this book felt like getting a behind the scene look at what really goes on in space agencies, and it was every bit as interesting as those videos and tweets.
The lessons he chooses to impart throughout this book is about how the way you choose to live your life is every bit as important, if not more important, than the Big Events. Going up to space is exciting - but not possible without being willing to do the hard work that makes the space agency possible and without accepting that you may never get your chance. And that lesson can work for a lot of different life events.
I don't know anyone who doesn't think space is cool in some sort of vague, what-the-heck-is-even-up-there-anyway contemplation. But this book provides a realistic look at what it means to spend your entire life aiming to improve humanity's overall mission of space exploration, and maybe have a slight chance of getting to go up into space yourself.
Chris Hadfield became very popular on social media because, as he puts it, "my son had some spare time." I follow his twitter feed, and geeked out over his videos from the ISS just like millions of other people. Reading this book felt like getting a behind the scene look at what really goes on in space agencies, and it was every bit as interesting as those videos and tweets.
The lessons he chooses to impart throughout this book is about how the way you choose to live your life is every bit as important, if not more important, than the Big Events. Going up to space is exciting - but not possible without being willing to do the hard work that makes the space agency possible and without accepting that you may never get your chance. And that lesson can work for a lot of different life events.