Name: Thrive
ISBN: 9780804140843

Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington

Looks beyond power and money, the traditionally accepted measures of success, to elaborate on the importance of a third metric--the nurturing of well-being, wisdom, and compassion to create a healthy work-life balance.

The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-being, Wisdom, and Wonder

Thrive

Safiya 

A year ago I was following the launch of this platform, that seemed for me a dream come true: Thrive Global : Behaviour Change Platform to Ending Stress and Burnout Epidemic. Truth is I had the best sleep habits until I found myself studying architecture and pulling all-nighters became second nature (I have a record : 1 week of continuous work with no more than 12 hours of sleep in total !), I remember being on the verge of breakdown due to exhaustion. What's more was the toxic culture that praised those who slept less... and professors supporting and enshrining "les charettes"...
My mental health was jeopardized by the lack of sleep: no more focus, lack of empathy, ... That was my context when I came across Arianna Hufington. I vividly remember her talk with Oprah Winfrey and about her collapse from exhaustion and sleep deprivation, and so it clicked with me !
This book summed up her vision about success, and adds a third metric to it. (I don't feel like spoiling it). It focuses mainly on 4 key concepts : Well-being (a lot of facts about sleep, that made me feel guilty about neglecting my bedtime these last years), Wisdom (Intuition was brought upfront as well as mediation..), Wonder (or as Einstein once said "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.", pick the latter and you'll never regret it, opening up to such a perspective taps into our deep connection with our Creator) and Giving ("Give and you shall receive !" instead of honouring go-getters, Arianna shifts our attention, as well as her news platform to acknowledge and encourage go-givers instead) All of these recommendations and tips were backed with good scientific references, papers and research !
Appendixes are so helpful in a way that it makes a good use of technology : lists of apps/plugins/programs that could help with the thriving journey !

I closed the book determined to increase my sleeping hours, I thought 6 hours were enough !
Thanks Arianna!

Thrive The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-being, Wisdom, and Wonder

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