Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Designing Your Life
Designing Your Life: How to Think Like a Designer and Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life | William Burnett, David J. Evans
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
Erin.Elizabeth10
post image
Pickpick

This is a pick, especially if you are at a time of life to make decisions and changes! This book helped me think about life more holistically and intentionally. It is very practical, with exercises to help you design your life. I can definitely see how this approach isn‘t for everyone, but I do think it‘s a good book.

review
5feet.of.fury
post image
Pickpick

Definitely some quotable moments and inventive ideas. The majority did focus on job seeking and education choosing, which is not presently a concern for me, but I would be likely to go give some chapters more attention should I find myself on that path. Like any similar book some of the networking tips or other financial advice isn‘t the most practical, but I found the journaling exercises more fruitful from others in this genre.
#roll100

blurb
5feet.of.fury
post image

blurb
5feet.of.fury
post image

Enjoying this so far. I‘m trying to take my time and do the journal activities and reflect, there is some information and exercises that are not simply recycled from other self-help books.

blurb
Chrissyreadit
post image

I see this as fitting beautifully with the spread. We are a divided culture and divided generationally with a need to conform required by old some- and the “kids” saying don‘t tell me who I am- yet still simultaneously we need to feel belonging that is provided by tradition and ceremony. I also see how this is what people “know” and there can be fear of change. I shared my outside the norm books, and one about designing who you are. #tarottakeover

Chrissyreadit @AmyG my next connection to most recent pull. 2y
62 likes1 stack add1 comment
review
BennettBookworm
post image
Pickpick

This book has changed my life. If you are seeking change in some area of your life, maybe it will speak to you, too! Burnett and Evans teach a college course at Stanford, and this book reads like a (super engaging) course syllabus, with assignments to do along the way. I worked through it over 8 months, and wow, it has paid off!! ⬇️

BennettBookworm I have a whole new attitude on what it means to build a “happy life” and how to think about this big transition and job search I‘m in now. Truly transformative stuff, expressed through humor and heart and relatable anecdotes. 2y
35 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
arkei

What is “work“?
Me: something you are hired to do
Book:
• You may or may not be getting paid for it, but this is the stuff you “do.”
• When using the term “work,” we mean the broadest definition—not just what you do to make money or for “a job.” Work is often the largest single component of most people‘s waking lives, and over a lifetime it occupies more of our attention and energy than anything else we do.

quote
arkei

You have a wicked problem.
And that‘s a wonderful and exciting place to start.

arkei I'm going through some of my notes & highlights today.

This book was one of my reads last year that helped in maintaining some peace of mind. Especially that quote.
3y
3 likes1 comment
blurb
TheBookDream
post image

Reading before work

review
Claireluana
post image
Pickpick

This is a pretty good one if you're feeling like you need a change but aren't sure what's next. Lots of homework to do to get the most out of it!

43 likes1 stack add
blurb
ashsbookmarks
post image

New book in!!!!!

blurb
kovacs_heni
post image

Making structure from the mess! #designthinking #designingyourlife

blurb
ashsbookmarks
post image

Crafts make me happy, and I need to make more time for them. So this weekend, April 1st, I'm going to start the 100 day project!! Get ready for daily bookmarks 🤗😏 all of them will be available for purchase
#the100dayproject #ashsbookmarks #bookmarks #bookmark #books #book #bookternet #bookstagram #bookworm #booktopia #allthebooks #bookish #etsy #etsyshop #shopsmall

minkyb Do you have an etsy shop or website? 7y
ashsbookmarks @minkyb I sure do 😉 www.ashsbookmarks.etsy.com 7y
minkyb 💜 Thanks! 7y
nickimags How cool! I'm joining in with the Blogging from A-Z Challenge this month and my theme is books. ☺ 7y
76 likes4 comments
review
MaureenMc
post image
Pickpick

I know that the new year is a time for resolutions and making positive changes. If you want some guidance in figuring out what changes you'd like to make, this book is excellent.

blurb
juliannebenford
post image

Designing my life in style - this beautiful Dreamday Pattern Journal from Laurence King is the perfect canvas for big plans - and for doing some colouring-in when I want to relax! #selfhelp #designingyourlife #colouringbook #colouringbook

MrBook 😎👍🏻 7y
18 likes3 stack adds1 comment
blurb
MaureenMc
post image

Time to take some action.

annahenke Looks good! 7y
12 likes3 stack adds1 comment
blurb
mkindness
post image

My Labor Day reading... preparing for my class with the authors on Friday!

BethFishReads Looks good 8y
bookandcat Isn't this the infamous book that "ended" BOTNS? ;-) hope the class was good! 8y
43 likes8 stack adds2 comments