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Mike’s 2025 Year in Books
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Mike Rucker
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December 2022
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The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life
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| Goetz's message will hit for anyone who's swallowed the hustle‑culture mantra whole (guilty 🙋♂️). She offers, as an alternative, a sustainable, authentic path forward by pairing story‑rich narratives with frameworks that invite you to challenge stan ...more | |
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| Interesting read. It's philosophical and not really tactical (i.e., there aren't really "how-to" steps to be found). If you're open-minded to old-school mindset work and want something that nudges your consciousness, you might enjoy it. I did. If you ...more | |
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| Interesting read. It's philosophical and not really tactical (i.e., there aren't really "how-to" steps to be found). If you're open-minded to old-school mindset work and want something that nudges your consciousness, you might enjoy it. I did. If you ...more | |
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Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live
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| Great book for rethinking your relationship with time. What I like about this book is that it's not another edition in the growing titles about "managing" time. Instead, it's about rethinking your relationship with it. Chris unpacks the restless feel ...more | |
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| The core of the book is a 10-week protocol that's structured, rigorous, yet doable. Leah does a good job of explaining the science of HRV without being overly complex or overwhelming. If you're looking to improve your HRV, this is a good guide. My on ...more | |
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Mike Rucker
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21 other people
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Rae-Lynne Byerley's review
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The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life:
"This book has the most subtle hints and reminders of how fun can be easy to achieve. This is coming at a time in my life where the encouragement for fun is a blessing. This is a book I am exited to share with other readers."
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Mike Rucker
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23 other people
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Michelle Coburn's review
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The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life:
"I loved this being my last book of the year.
It really inspired me to change my routines and make fun a habit for me and my family (especially my kids!) I am sharing this one with my husband and friends so we can all make small (or big) changes to ou" Read more of this review » |
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“Children are the best thing in a parent’s life, Gilbert told one audience at a gathering of the Association for Psychological Science in 2007, “but only because they tend to get rid of every source of joy we had before they came along.”
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“There’s more to many parents’ resistance to play than the weight of obligation. Otherwise, hearing the words “Will you play with me?” wouldn’t be right up there with “I think I accidentally wet the bed,” at times.”
― The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life
― The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life
