Brianna Wiest

"101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think", the global bestseller and social media phenomenon, is a collection of author Brianna Wiest's most beloved pieces of writing. Her meditations include why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: this idea changed my life.

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

Hannah L 

Happiness is, in an essential form, acceptance. It's arriving at the end goal, passing the finish line, letting the wave of ac- complishment wash over you. Deciding to be that way every day can make it seem as though the race is already over, so we subconsciously associate "happiness" and "acceptance" with "giving up." But the opposite is true: The path to a greater life is not "suffering until you achieve something," but letting bits and pieces of joy and gratitude and meaning and purpose gradually build, bit by bit.

Rachel

We find ourselves thinking: “Is this all there is?” because we forget that everything is transitory, and no one single instance can summarize the whole.

The things you love about others are the things you love about yourself. The things you hate about others are the things you cannot see in yourself.

Chapter 66 why we hold on tightest to the things that aren’t meant for us. 

Ellen kane 

We will never be able to find real love unless we learn to detach from what it should be. 

Essay 65, 7 reasons why heartbreak is often crucial for human growth 

The people C. Joybell C. Sees as stars, dying until they realise they are collapsing into supernovas to become more beautiful than before 

maud gruenewald

People think happiness is an emotional response facilitated by a set of circumstances, as opposed to a choice and shift of perception/awareness.

They are not stuck in the ilusion that "happiness" is a sustained state of joy. They allow themselves time to process everything they are experiencing. They allow themselves to exist in their natural state. In that non-resistance, they find contentment.

Accomplishing goals is not success. How much you expand in the process is. 

In a sense, the notion that thoughts create reality is more than just a nice idea; it's also a fact of evolution. 

Charlote

Simone Endres

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Camilla

Elisavet Rozaki 

this book could've been half the pages it is. the author is very repetitive. chapters i enjoyed and learned from: 5, 10, 20, 21, 26, 33, 34, 40, 42, 57, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 101

Mia Caven

I really truly understand this book and it’s message but the reason it’s not 5 stars is as usual with self help books there’s a slightly passive aggressive tone, a shit tonne of repetition, and personal bias and borderline judgement. Mostly, I agree with the authors points, but the tone of voice wasn’t my favourite

poprika

A lot of contradictions and questionnable advise such as - quit your job even if you wont like your new job (something like that ). I mean.... euh.... 
Also i was honestly expeting essays but the whole book looks like groceries list for a happy life.
Also i didnt finish it and best on the comments i saved myaelf couple of hours

The first 40% was decent, not life changing and then the rest are just repetitive bullet point lists essentially. 

I felt like this isn’t really a self help book but more so a grandiose buzz feed article.

jaz ☁️

The first 40% was decent, not life changing and then the rest are just repetitive bullet point lists essentially. 

I felt like this isn’t really a self help book but more so a grandiose buzz feed article.

Sumayya Tsabitah

Some essays are good, the rest is like you’re reading a “how to” article on the internet.

Brad Lauster

This is just a collection of listicles, not a book of essays. Very disappointing.

101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think

Ivy X

Doesn't offer anything you don't already know. 
Redundant. 
Not as reflective as I thought it would be. There were a few tidbits that were interesting -- but the essay was always cut off before it got to the good/introspective parts.

Would not recommend (unless you're feeling really lost in life maybe this can help just reorient you but even then...meh)

Honey 🍯 

Anabel

Cute but it did not change the way I think.

Christine Vogel

Den Hype total wert. Tolles Buch mit tollen Denkanstößen

Yunna Ducharme

Al Siddeg Omer Mohmmed

This book took me on a journey of healing and self-discovery that completely changed how I feel and think about many aspects of my life.

alali moe

Favorite book of 2022 so far and one I'm highly going to be recommending to everyone

This book changed be the very best way possible. 

Leona

Ramona Heim

I'm a little disappointed in the book. It started promisingly, the first essays were thought-provoking, inspiring and showed new perspectives, but the rest of the book is just a string of the same thoughts and lists over and over again. In between, there was something interesting, but I actually started skipping whole passages from the middle on, because by then I had already read them five times.

Cariena

Ik heb dit boek geluisterd in plaats van gelezen (voor het eerst, kom erachter dat het niet echt mijn ding is). Het is zo’n boek die je op het juiste moment moet lezen. Ik heb er veel van geleerd, het waren geen dingen die ik niet wist, maar die opnieuw aan mij verteld moesten worden om me er bewust van te zijn. Ik vind het jammer dat ik het heb geluisterd, want ik had veel willen markeren voor een later moment. Het boek heeft wel een groot nadeel en dat is dat er heel veel herhaling in voorkomt. Verder prima boek, maar misschien niet voor iedereen.

Well-written, Self-optimising book, but you have to be in the right mood to read those lil essays. 

Ashley 

Shelby Wheeler

I was skeptical of how interested in this book I would be and dropped it quite early on. The concepts are somewhat repetitive and are similar to any "inspirational" article on the internet. 

Ana Molnar

I didn't read through the whole thing, that I can say. I don't know if I am going to finish it or not. These 'essays' ​weren't really essays. They are more like the articles you can find on the internet nowadays.

It started nicely. I really liked some phrases; they offered me another perspective on some stuff. The first few 'essays' were pretty good. After that, I couldn't stay that focused because there were many concepts (very much said) that kept repeating themselves.

Leonie

So, I decided to not spend a day more on this and DNF it. 
The first couple of essays make you look forward to the rest of the book until you start to notice it's just list after list of things emotional (strong/clever/independent/wise ... pick one) people know to do. It gets super repetitive and still sometimes contradictory. 
There are good essays, true, but some of them just made my toenails curl in disgust. Invalidating people's trauma, emotions and life situation by essays that will tell you to just be grateful for the things that have not gone to shit yet in your life is simply not my favourite read. 

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.

101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think

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