An edition of How to be alive
(2016)
How to be alive
a guide to the kind of happiness that helps the world
First edition.
by Colin Beavan
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Presents a guide to living a meaningful and fulfilling life in service to one's community and the environment, drawing on inspiration from classic literature, philosophy, and modern science while outlining specific lifestyle-change recommendations.
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How to Be Alive: A Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World
Jan 31, 2017, Dey Street Books
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How to be alive: a guide to the kind of happiness that helps the world
2016
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How to Be Alive: A Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World
2016, HarperCollins Publishers
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Table of Contents
The new facts of life. The awful stories we tell ourselves to make ourselves small ; Understanding the truth of your relationship to the world ; The lifequester's mind hacks ; The unifying theory of changing your life and your world
How to want what you really want. The coolest part of being a lifequester ; What are people for? ; How to know how many regrets you will have on your deathbed ; What science says about where you will actually find purpose and meaning ; Why most of humanity seems to be headed straight toward those deathbed regrets and how to change course ; A last word on why the world would be safer and happier if we wanted what we really want
The gentle path. A journey of a thousand miles, etc., etc. ; Identifying the easy parts ; Eat how you want to live ; Own what really makes you happy ; How to get around and where to stay put ; How to become a true citizen
Finding your people. The "real" thing in relationships ; When the black sheep finds its flock ; Success in everything that matters ; Build it as you like it
Who to parent. The many ways of parenting (including not having kids) ; Some reasons people do and don't have children ; Parenting other people's children (and letting others parent yours) ; Deciding whether to be a bio parent
Walk your path. Learn to discern ; How can I help? ; The life of your time ; Thriving in your corral ; Building a corral where you live
Rise above the noise. What it's like to be human ; The freedom of no escape ; The science of truth.
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