A review by kamelleruano
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

medium-paced

4.0

I feel like this book could be read and reread, and every time I would find a new life lesson to hold onto. I find it awesome that someone can conduct research centered on human topics such as shame, vulnerability, connection, and happiness. When I worked on research in college, my studies were often focused on polling data and quantifying it, making it sound as if all research done was supposed to be quantitative and never gave anyone an opportunity to work outside of that data. Brown’s research and life’s work shows that was never the case, and there is such a need for more researchers to do this as Brown’s work primarily focused on women’s shame because the way she knew that she could collect data until she was confronted with realizing she was missing a key part of data that would broaden her work: men’s vulnerability and shame. These insights were made with specific analogies, anecdotes and tips that all self-help books preach, but only some achieve. While I believe that there could’ve been more information for how to achieve daring greatly, then I believe more people would continue to benefit from her work, as specific strategies are best spelled out step by step.
Brown has an extensive track record through her books, her research, and her presentations, so be sure to check out more of her work.