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A review by okiecozyreader
How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by Kari Leibowitz
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
I started on audio but going to wait for the kindle version to come available on my library hold.
The author/narrator is fine, but it’s too repetitive for me and I want to be able to go through it quicker for key points. She is a Stanford-trained scientist who went to Tromsø, Norway, 200 miles north of the arctic circle to experience winter, because she and many others dread the season. She found that people there have about the same levels of seasonal affective disorder as other places (instead of higher rates), so she wondered what caused them to have healthy “winter well-being,” and “winter was the best season,” “something people look forward to,” “to be enjoyed, not endured.” (Quotes from prelude)
In the book, she gives suggestions for others to “change their mindsets and embrace winter.”
“…how we approach winter is a pretty good litmus test for how we approach other dark, difficult seasons in our lives. How do we respond to situations out of our control? How do we react to circumstances we did not choose? Do we shrink and wither, or do we turn inward with intention and cultivate moments of joy? Do we focus on frustration, or do we seek wonder and connection to get us through?” (Introduction)
From what I have read so far, it echos much of Wintering by Katherine May, which I loved. While that book was a personal experience, this was written for research. It seems to have become her experience also.
3 parts:
Appreciate Winter
Make it Special (nights, lights, and rites)
Get Outside
The author/narrator is fine, but it’s too repetitive for me and I want to be able to go through it quicker for key points. She is a Stanford-trained scientist who went to Tromsø, Norway, 200 miles north of the arctic circle to experience winter, because she and many others dread the season. She found that people there have about the same levels of seasonal affective disorder as other places (instead of higher rates), so she wondered what caused them to have healthy “winter well-being,” and “winter was the best season,” “something people look forward to,” “to be enjoyed, not endured.” (Quotes from prelude)
In the book, she gives suggestions for others to “change their mindsets and embrace winter.”
“…how we approach winter is a pretty good litmus test for how we approach other dark, difficult seasons in our lives. How do we respond to situations out of our control? How do we react to circumstances we did not choose? Do we shrink and wither, or do we turn inward with intention and cultivate moments of joy? Do we focus on frustration, or do we seek wonder and connection to get us through?” (Introduction)
From what I have read so far, it echos much of Wintering by Katherine May, which I loved. While that book was a personal experience, this was written for research. It seems to have become her experience also.
3 parts:
Appreciate Winter
Make it Special (nights, lights, and rites)
Get Outside