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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
I thought this would be a biography of Chris Hadfield's life but instead it's a wonderfully organised, concise collection of life skills. I found it especially helpful because at this point in my life I am at a very big transition so all of his advice about perspective, stress, and planning were very enlightening.
My favourite piece of advice was 'aim to be a zero.' it's basically his idea that you're either entering a new situation as a minus one (you are taking something from the room), a zero (neutral), or a plus one (you're adding something to the room). Obviously everyone wants to be a plus one and they want that known. I know I was like that we I started practicum. I wanted everyone to know right away that I could be valuable. Hadfield's thinking, though, is that by entering the room acting like a plus one, you're actually becoming a minus one because you're losing that humility and focusing more on people knowing how important you are. Thus aim to be a zero. Just focus on contributing and eventually people will see you as a plus one but a genuine one
My favourite piece of advice was 'aim to be a zero.' it's basically his idea that you're either entering a new situation as a minus one (you are taking something from the room), a zero (neutral), or a plus one (you're adding something to the room). Obviously everyone wants to be a plus one and they want that known. I know I was like that we I started practicum. I wanted everyone to know right away that I could be valuable. Hadfield's thinking, though, is that by entering the room acting like a plus one, you're actually becoming a minus one because you're losing that humility and focusing more on people knowing how important you are. Thus aim to be a zero. Just focus on contributing and eventually people will see you as a plus one but a genuine one