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Triết Lý Alpaca - Biết Lùi Để Tiến Xa

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Những chú lạc đà cừu Alpaca:

Từng khiến mạng xã hội ngập tràn giai điệu “Mipan zuzuzu”;
Là nhân vật được T.O.P (Big Bang) nhấn “follow mình em”;
Gây thương nhớ đến mức Jin (BTS) vẽ ra RJ dựa theo chúng.
Lý do là bởi chúng:

Siêu cấp đáng yêu (với bộ lông xù vô cùng sành điệu),
Chẳng mảy may bận tâm chuyện mình đã trở thành siêu sao,
Thông minh, uyên bác, tốt bụng và đầy tinh ý nữa.
Sau tất cả, Alpaca vẫn cứ là Alpaca thôi, và chúng sẽ đồng hành cùng bạn trong cuốn sách này; giúp bạn học cách lùi một (hoặc nhiều) bước để tránh xa sự điên rồ của thế giới, hít một hơi thật sâu, và rồi tiến thật xa…

144 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

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Jennifer McCartney

21 books143 followers
Jennifer McCartney is a New York Times bestselling author. She is the author of numerous books including The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy, the novel Afloat; Cocktails for Drinkers; The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place; and Poetry from Scratch. Her writing has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and appeared in The Atlantic, Vice Magazine, Teen Vogue, Curbed, Globe and Mail, and Publishers Weekly, among other publications. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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758 reviews1 follower
December 8, 2020
4.5 Stars. I adore this cute little book. It reminds me so much of the Tao of Pooh. It has great alpaca facts that are then translated into life lessons. It’s so cute, so sweet, very humorous, optimistic, and darn cute. This is the kind of book you give as a gift.

C —check out
L —log out and let it go
I —imagine it the other way around
M —meet halfway
B —be kind
94 reviews
September 29, 2024
A lovely read with some light humour and a fluffy outlook :)
Profile Image for Nea Britto.
192 reviews36 followers
August 7, 2021
This was quite a cozy read just like the other books in the series. It talks about a calmer way to live our lives just like alpacas do. And there are many alpaca facts sprinkled throughout.

I personally liked the sloth and otter philosophy more but I may change my mind when I reread this in the future. I did love the cute illustrations and the message the book gives in general.

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634 reviews64 followers
December 26, 2021
Den lille bog om alpakaens filosofi er en selvhjælpsbog i en helt ny indpakning. Humoristisk, charmerende og opløftende læsning, der skal minde læserne om, hvad der er vigtigt her i livet.

Bogen påminder læserne om at få lidt perspektiv, forblive mere nærværende og genkende (og give slip på) alle de små ting der ellers kan stresse i en travl hverdag. Her finder du både en hyggelig og optimistisk fortælling, der formidler en roligere måde at leve på – præcis ligesom alpakaer gør.

Du finder grundlæggende principper for at anvende bogen i den virkelige verden sammen med en masse søde alpaka fakta. Alpakaer har charme, selvtillid og lækkert hår – hvilken bedre rollemodel findes der? Og når man omsætter de fantastiske alpaka fakts til livslektioner, så får man en meget motiverende læsning.

Skrivestilen og de søde illustrationer støttede den nemme og hurtige læsning, og afslørerede hemmeligheden bag at leve et bedre, dybere, mere tilfredsstillende liv. En alpakas dage består af stille fordybelse, refleksion, empati og blide interaktioner med dens flok. Og sætter du disse principper ind i dit liv, så kan du nyde en mere berigende og rolig livsstil.

Bogen byder også på undersøgelser om empati, værdien af observation og fordelene ved at tjene andre (og også at spytte på andre i sjældne tilfælde). Sat sammen med citater, digte og quizzer for at hjælpe dig med at nå et højere plan. Med kapitler om venskab, kærlighed, mad og drikke, hjem og arbejde kan du lære, hvordan du bedst slukker og inkorporerer alpaka-filosofien i alle aspekter af dit liv.
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169 reviews16 followers
February 25, 2021
La tipologia del libro è di autoaiuto. Non è una storia, ma più una guida. Un modo per vivere come gli alpaca, essere più "zen" adottando il metodo CLIMB e vivere in armonia come l'alpaca.

Oltre a questo, all'interno, quiz, curiosità e dolcissimi disegni allieteranno la breve lettura che riempirà un pomeriggio in modo tenero ma anche istruttivo.

Consigliato agli amanti degli alpaca e a chi cerca un libro di questa tipologia per superare quei momenti in cu si è giù e riscoprire la vita secondo un altro punto di vista.
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136 reviews63 followers
May 3, 2021
It's really adorable and talks about basic things we should keep in my mind. I was happy to learn that I am somewhat of an alpaca in my life philosophy. A quick read that I can see myself going back to.
10 reviews1 follower
January 14, 2021
Cute book. Learned a lot about alpacas and that they are very wise animals.
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623 reviews9 followers
October 19, 2021
Jeg har endnu engang været så heldig at modtage en skøn bog fra HarperCollins, i bytte mod en ærlig anmeldelse.
Og jeg har glæder mig til at læse denne lille fine bog.

Bogen er en selvhjælps bog, og indeholder de typiske elementer for sådan en.
Der er gode råd til hvordan man bør omgås andre mennesker, hvad man bør fokusere på i livet, og hvad man bør ønske for sig selv.
Men bogen kan bare noget andet end en typisk selvhjælp!
Den er nemlig inspireret af alpakaer, og forfatteren giver, via deres livsfilosofi, gode råd og forslag til hvordan vi kan få det bedste ud af livet.
Alt dette er pakket ind i en utrolig sød lille bog, der desuden indeholder små quiz og en masse sjove facts om alpakaer!
Jeg er normalt ikke ret meget til denne type bøger hvis jeg skal være helt ærlig. Jeg syntes hurtigt det bliver for spirituelt for mig. Men denne bog er skrevet med så meget humor og ironiske kommentarer, at det bliver en sand fornøjelse at læse. Derud over er bogen kort, og man føler derfor på ingen måde at man skal kæmpe sig igennem for at finde de råd/områder der faktisk fungerer for en selv.
Det er min opfattelse at hele bogen skal tages med at gran salt. Det er en humoristisk bog, der sammenligner mennesker med muldvarpe og besvimende geder, men samtidig kan man let se hvad der faktisk er relevant og passer på vores verden.
Det er en langt sjovere læseoplevelse at sidde med denne, end med de fleste andre af samme type bøger. Den kan altså bare noget, og giver et smil på læben flere gange undervejs.
Derud over er bogen uden tvivl skrevet af en person med meget stor interesse for alpakaer, og det er altså bare skønt at læse noget der er skrevet med stor passion.
Det er en letlæselig og underholdende bog, der minder os om hvad der har værdi i hverdagen, og hvad vi bør glemme.
Det er altid rart med en påmindelse, og bogen formår at give sådan en sammen med et lille grin og en masse sjove informationer.
Endnu engang tak til HarperCollins, det har været en fornøjelse.
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349 reviews3 followers
July 28, 2024
Leest heel vlot en leuk om steeds vanuit alapaca-feitjes te vertrekken, maar voor de.rest nogal 'wollig' 😉
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1 review
February 6, 2021
Questo piccolo libro in realtà è grande, mi ha ridato un po' di speranza e leggerezza, di questi tempi in cui tutto è più pesante è servito. Ho imparato molte info curiose sugli alpaca e anche molti consigli per avere un approccio più ottimista sulle cose della vita. Lo consiglio a tutti, per conoscersi meglio e anche per avere una nuova prospettiva sulle cose in generale, con l'allegria e la tenerezza di un cucciolo di alpaca.
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203 reviews16 followers
September 28, 2021
I love alpacas and own and live on an alpaca farm. I also love self help books. So, I was shocked to find that I hated this little book. It was utterly worthless. It failed to be a cute anecdotal ode to alpacas but it also failed to be a genuine self help guide too. It felt like the purpose of the book was to write something as quickly as possible to make a buck off a cute cover. I fell for it. I hope you don’t.
407 reviews2 followers
September 7, 2020
This was a cute, fun read. I've been feeling a little down recently and especially bummed about returning to regular work tomorrow. So a nice reminder to chill out and CLIMB. Here's to the alpaca people.
126 reviews
January 11, 2021
After reading The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy and The Little Book of Otter Philosophy , I was coming into this one with high hopes. I loved the other two so much and was fully expecting to love this one just as much. I was not disappointed. I loved all of the facts about alpacas. And, in addition to the facts, I also enjoyed the useful tips, tidbits, and takeaways for navigating and enjoying life more fully.

This book, especially when paired with the other two, served as a good reminder to get some perspective, to stay present, and to recognize and let go of all those little things that usually stress me out, but don't actually matter in the long run. It also helps that there are some basic principles for application as well.
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40 reviews
June 11, 2023
Aaackk, I don't know, but this book is kinda related to me than the previous 2 books. I learned the value of watching and observing, to not react right away to everything I'm facing in. It has a lot of reminders to keep calm and take a step back, even log out to something that we have no control over then let them all go.

It taught me to not judge people easily. We are different and it's totally okay. I used to have a mindset to correct people or educate them whose have a different way of thinking. But this book made me realize that it's useless for educating people whose minds are already made up.

Anyway, I've learned a lot of stuff from this book and love the author sooo much. Thank you...
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13 reviews
December 29, 2023
This books shown us how alpaca surviving in any harsh environment while facing massive hunting by humans over the centuries. A sophisticated way of living a marathon game in chill way but yet impactful. Sometimes, a chill life that seems boring gave us long view and keep our mind at ease and make us wiser to see our life.

Step back, rethinking before you take actions in high-tension of emotions. Let go what is unnecessary. Imagine ourselves in other people shoes. Be flexible and compromise when facing difficult people. Be kind to everyone.
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17 reviews
February 2, 2025
Mmm I can see it was being cute but it felt very lazy. “Try smiling” mmm yes I think I have done that one before but it wasn’t that groundbreaking. Definitely a return for me because besides the quizzes it’s basically a guide to ignore people. If you have anger issues then this can be a good tool.

Also making alpacas the bad guys in their own stories about their species being wiped out is crazy. The parallels to humanity are uncanny and not in a good way. So even more so it was disturbing that the whole remain calm parallels were constantly brought up.
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177 reviews8 followers
December 25, 2020
After reading this amazing and adorable book about the philosophy of my favorite animals ever i know three things

1.) I always considerated myself an Alpaca person because my friends told me that I AM, in fact, like an Alpaca and this book showed me even more how amazing it is to be/become an Alpaca person

2.) Alpacas are, and will, always stay my favorite animals on this planet and all the references in this book made me chuckle 24/7

3.) I will have Alpacas at my weeding. A fact.
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12 reviews45 followers
July 21, 2022
Such a calming book that encourages people to reflect our attitudes to Alpaca — a wise, kind, observant and gentle. As McCartney said that Alpacas are the Dalai Llamas of the animal kingdom. This book storytells how to immerse the Alpaca Philosophy for a calmer and wiser life. When we are in trouble in many situations, this philosophy helps to remind how to settle down in a wiser an calmer way as similar as Alpaca.
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1 review1 follower
January 12, 2021
You know when you were in school and you had to write an essay about something you’ve been meaning to study on but you procrastinate the whole time so you end up googling it and don’t find much information but you make it work by writing the same information in several different ways with fancier words? Yeah that’s what this book feels like :/
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323 reviews54 followers
February 13, 2021
Week 6 Book 9
The Little Book of Alpaca Philosophy by Jennifer McCartney
Rating: 4/5

This is such a cute little book! I love the writing style, the adorable artwork and the cute alpaca facts. This book has some valuable lessons for all, even if you're not exactly an alpaca person. It's a short easy read, I really enjoyed it.
14 reviews
August 5, 2021
As someone who gets stressed incredibly easily, is often agitated, frustrated and has an extremely short temper, through this little book of adorable alpaca illustrations combined with worldly and light hearted advice, I feel motivated to try and change my life outlook, to enjoy a more enriching and calmer way of life!
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3 reviews
February 1, 2021
Adoro l’alpaca e questo libro mi è capitato per caso mentre girovagavo sul sito della Mondadori! Si legge tutto d’un fiato😍 la pagina 13 inizia con una frase bellissima su cui invito tutti a riflettere...libro molto consigliato!
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2 reviews
December 19, 2020
Humorous, charming and so uplifting. I will be re-reading this. ☺️
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9 reviews
January 24, 2021
A lovely short read that reminds us of what is important in this life. The author rights with lightheartedness and humor, with plenty of alpaca facts.
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49 reviews1 follower
April 21, 2021
A hilarious and easy read gifted to me by a dear friend. It was wonderful to have some short, lighthearted reading to do!
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