A review by kirstenola
Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington

4.0

This was really a three and a half for me David; lots of interesting advice/anecdotes and references to the Classics but I'm not sure all of the personal anecdotes were really necessary? I feel for Huffington's daughters: 'when I was speaking to Steve Jobs', 'when I was at a fancy dinner', 'when I was giving the commencement speech at Wharton', 'when my daughter was accepted to Harvard', 'when my daughter had an eating disorder', 'when we discovered my other daughter had an issue with alcohol'....maybe she's hoping this is read as 'hey, I'm successful professionally but my homelife was a bit fucked and them's the breaks'? Having said that, my copy of this book is heavily tagged with Post-its. Labelling it the 'Third Metric' is a wank/makes it an easier sell but lotsa gold nonetheless especially from her Yaya. Some good points about women in the corporate sector, the structure of work in general, 'continual partial attention', mindfulness, community, giving and death with some great recommendations for further reading and tools to improve focus.