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Wanderful: Human navigation for a complex world
An indispensable handbook for anyone seeking inspiration and fresh direction. In work. In life. And beyond. As you'll discover, the answers to our questions are right in front of our eyes. We walk past them every day. Step by step, Wanderful shows us how to fire up our innate internal guidance system, get off the straight & narrow and find wonder in the everyday. Every-day. David Pearl is the inventor of Street Wisdom, an international social venture that's bringing experiential learning to city streets the world over through its free, guided WalkShops.
All royalties from sales of this book will be donated to streetwisdom.org
All royalties from sales of this book will be donated to streetwisdom.org
224 pages, Paperback
Published January 23, 2020
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February 15, 2020
I really enjoyed this. I, accidentally, came across it on the Pigeonhole and thought “why not?” A lot of what was being talked about is how I try to be; more going with the flow and using my intuition more. So, I found this a good confidence builder.
What I would say is that this book describes the act of getting lost and wandering and the benefits that this brings. You’re not going to get those benefits by sitting reading the book, it should inspire you to get up, go out and get lost. Once you do that, the book will fall in to place. I’ll definitely be buying a hard copy to dip into when I need the motivation to get up and purposely wander without a purpose. I really does take you to a place in your mind that doesn’t get visited often.
What I would say is that this book describes the act of getting lost and wandering and the benefits that this brings. You’re not going to get those benefits by sitting reading the book, it should inspire you to get up, go out and get lost. Once you do that, the book will fall in to place. I’ll definitely be buying a hard copy to dip into when I need the motivation to get up and purposely wander without a purpose. I really does take you to a place in your mind that doesn’t get visited often.
February 14, 2020
This is an interesting book. I often found myself smiling when reading it, and I can see how some people might find it useful. It’s a kind of self-help, guidebook to not being guided, and stresses that people should rely on their intuition more.
My issue with it was that it didn’t seem to quite know what it was -an exploration of scientific facts, a set of interviews with inspirational people or a practical guide to being a bit more mindful. Maybe the structure was not quite right. I liked it, but didn’t love it. I suspect reading with The Pigeonhole didn’t help - it probably something to have and dip into.
My issue with it was that it didn’t seem to quite know what it was -an exploration of scientific facts, a set of interviews with inspirational people or a practical guide to being a bit more mindful. Maybe the structure was not quite right. I liked it, but didn’t love it. I suspect reading with The Pigeonhole didn’t help - it probably something to have and dip into.
November 22, 2023
Pearl perhaps wanders a bit much, but the book is a nice introduction, overview, and description of, his practice of having people learn from exploring the streets.
Not explicitly part of the Street wisdom workshops, Pearl recognizes the following steps to facilitate synchronicity:
+ Imagining, or daydreaming, being able to see possibilities.
+ Interpreting, questioning what the things, or connections, you see, mean.
+ Noticing, what is happening, or seen, around you.
+ Playing, trying out possibilities and opportunities.
+ Synchronizing, matching your pace and rhythm with things, or people, around you.
+ Recognizing (inherent connectivity)
+ Intending; to want certain types of events to happen, or to seek certain answers or connections.
+ Choosing, that synchronicity, and the ability to make connections, in the wild, exists.
Not explicitly part of the Street wisdom workshops, Pearl recognizes the following steps to facilitate synchronicity:
+ Imagining, or daydreaming, being able to see possibilities.
+ Interpreting, questioning what the things, or connections, you see, mean.
+ Noticing, what is happening, or seen, around you.
+ Playing, trying out possibilities and opportunities.
+ Synchronizing, matching your pace and rhythm with things, or people, around you.
+ Recognizing (inherent connectivity)
+ Intending; to want certain types of events to happen, or to seek certain answers or connections.
+ Choosing, that synchronicity, and the ability to make connections, in the wild, exists.
February 6, 2020
Really not for me
Just not my type of book and I also struggled with the mix of writing styles between academic, novel and street conversations
Just not my type of book and I also struggled with the mix of writing styles between academic, novel and street conversations
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