Despite the fact that I have historically just not liked self help books and books about how to live a better life, I keep reading them. I keep vowing not to do this anymore, but I had a moment and put a hold on this one at the library, forgot about it, and it was recently available for me again. So back in I go!
I found myself pleasantly surprised by this one, probably because it’s the first one that spoke my language. That language being that of a product designer. The book is largely filled with anecdotes and approaches to take to help you research and discover a new path in life if you are stuck, and to reframe the questions so that you can better get answers.
I’m sure some of this is because I work as a product designer by day, but I found it to be interesting to see how those research methods I am used to or familiar with could be repurposed for self discovery and planning for the future. I also quite liked the idea of trying things out in smaller capacities first and iterating on it once you get a better understanding as opposed to heading all in on a plan without doing the research or a trial run.
I’ve heard that these kinds of books are very hit or miss and it just requires you to find a book that speaks to you. I think this was the one that ultimately was done in a way that worked for me. I don’t know that I’ll take everything in it verbatim, but it did provide an interesting starting point for how I am going to approach the new year! It was definitely worth checking out.