(It's great to) suck at something : the unexpected joy of wiping out and what it can teach us about patience, resilience, and the stuff that really matters / Karen Rinaldi.
Discover how the freedom of sucking at something can help you build resilience, embrace imperfection, and find joy in the pursuit rather than the goal. Karen Rinaldi explains that we live in a time of aspirational psychoses. We humblebrag about how hard we work and we prioritize productivity over play. Even kids don't play for the sake of playing anymore: they're building blocks to build the ideal college application. We judge others on stuff we can't even begin to master, and it's all making us more anxious and depressed than ever. Worse, we're not improving on what really matters. This book reveals that the key to a richer, more fulfilling life is finding something to suck at. Drawing on her personal experience sucking at surfing along with philosophy, literature, and the latest science, Rinaldi explores sucking as a lost art we must reclaim for our health and our sanity and helps us find the way to our own riotous suck-ability.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501195761
- ISBN: 150119576X
- Physical Description: xii, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-238).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- My first wave: an invitation to suck -- My pura vida wave: chasing a dream and the demons away -- My worst wave: tearing myself another one -- My best wave: surfing through chemo or whatever shit may come your way -- My God wave: the power of belief -- Rocco's scary wave: taking it on the head -- Mind surfing: watching the waves from shore.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 158.1 RIN (Text) | 36015000821336 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
