This evolutionary advanage can then be confronted wherein the best possible steps are taken to ensure further successful propagation of the species. The number of the chapter being read does not correspond to the chapter displayed on the Audible app. It is unreadable, the text is different sizes, and it feels like Wiest is grabbing me by the lapels and shrieking it at me in a busy Subway terminal while a metro is screeching to arrive.

i will be able to go back and reference it to help me in my life which is something i have never got from a self help book before. I don't know if the essays in the second half of the book are less pretentious but unfortunately I will not stick around, devote moments of my day to continue reading and find out.It has some common advice disguised as different, like letting yourself feel all the emotions, loving yourself, how pain is sometimes good for you, practicing gratitude, and living in the moment.

She explains how this helps us stop seeing painful or traumatic events in our lives as impediments to our current happiness.It was because of language and thought that we could create a world within our minds, and ultimately, it is because of language and thought that we have evolved into the society we have today—for better and for worse.

Simply a series of lists with next to no context and what feels like sustained criticism for however you live your life - whoever you are.

There’s losing ourselves in the labyrinth of the illusion of control and finding joy in the chaos, even when it’s uncomfortable.

It's about: the importance of slowing down and being in the moment; fear and stepping into the unknown; happiness, passion, and purpose; identity; having choices; suffering and letting go; courage and hope. I am not a trophy wife with a small bout of depression because I lost my car keys this morning, so telling me to think about how great it will be to fantasize about a trip doesn't relate with me. Brianna Wiest was just 24 when 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think was published, proving that wisdom doesn’t only come with age. I was expecting more like 101 collated essays / articles across disciplines that really are life changing or insightful. Silver lining: if you read one essay each morning, you might trick yourself into girlbossing your way to the sun for almost half a year.As previously mentioned, 101 ESSAYS that will CHANGE the way YOU THINK by Brianna Wiest is a compilation of her previously published philosophical essays. Among other things, Brianna also touches such deep and all-encompassing topics as Zen Buddhism principles and their effect on our lives.