The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons fron
Extraordinary Lives by Katie
Couric
Extraordinary Lives by Katie
Couric
OK, so here’s me,
reading any self-help book: “Profound! So simple, yet so meaningful…”
reading any self-help book: “Profound! So simple, yet so meaningful…”
Then, one week
later: “…What was that book about, again?”
later: “…What was that book about, again?”
So yeah. I’m
running true to form here.
running true to form here.
I listened to the audiobook, and I liked it plenty. Couric contacted a whole passel of
famous people and asked them to write a short essay on the best advice they
ever received.
famous people and asked them to write a short essay on the best advice they
ever received.
And some of the essays are actually great. And a few of them I
had to fast-forward through because they were so self-congratulatory I wanted
to hurl. But most of them
contained some darn good advice.
had to fast-forward through because they were so self-congratulatory I wanted
to hurl. But most of them
contained some darn good advice.
Which I promptly
forgot.
forgot.
But here are the
few things that I jotted down in time, so they weren’t lost forever.
few things that I jotted down in time, so they weren’t lost forever.
“Be comfortable with the uncomfortable.”—General David Petraeus
[I’ll refrain from
commenting about his personal ethics, though I’m sorely tempted to do so.]
Basically, this one’s about learning new things and taking risks and being OK
with the discomfort of trying something unfamiliar. And I’ve been getting some practice in this realm, and I like it.
commenting about his personal ethics, though I’m sorely tempted to do so.]
Basically, this one’s about learning new things and taking risks and being OK
with the discomfort of trying something unfamiliar. And I’ve been getting some practice in this realm, and I like it.
This one made me
gasp: “Treat yourself as well as you treat others.”—Gloria Steinem.
gasp: “Treat yourself as well as you treat others.”—Gloria Steinem.
Yeah, some
of us have some work to do there.
of us have some work to do there.
And here’s my
favorite line, from Couric herself: “We have an obligation to find and give
joy.” As responsibilities go, that’s one I can happily embrace.
favorite line, from Couric herself: “We have an obligation to find and give
joy.” As responsibilities go, that’s one I can happily embrace.
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