Manifest
Ρόξι Ναφούσι, 2022
A practical guide to turning aspirations into action, built around seven steps and the author's account of changing her life.
Feels like hope, curiosity and defiance. About identity, ambition and freedom.
A page from the book
When even a month of discipline cannot quiet the old pull.
Είχα μόλις επιστρέψει από έναν μήνα διαμονής στην Ταϊλάνδη, όπου πήγα για να ολοκληρώσω μια εκπαίδευση στη διδασκαλία γιόγκα. Το έκανα με την προοπτική όχι μόνο να πάρω μια πιστοποίηση που θα μπορούσα να χρησιμοποιήσω για να ξεκινήσω κάποιου είδους καριέρα, αλλά και με την ελπίδα ότι, μένοντας μακριά από τους πειρασμούς της ζωής στην πόλη, θα κατάφερνα να απαλύνω τον πόνο και να αλλάξω τον ηδονιστικό, ξέφρενο τρόπο ζωής μου. Μέσα σε λιγότερο από είκοσι τέσσερις ώρες όμως μετά την επιστροφή μου στο Λονδίνο, βρέθηκα στον ίδιο φαύλο κύκλο: να καπνίζω, να πίνω και να παίρνω ναρκωτικά. Είχα πιάσει πάτο – και δεν ήταν η πρώτη φορά. Ένιωθα τελείως απελπισμένη. Αν ένας ολόκληρος μήνας αυτοανάλυσης, καθημερινού διαλογισμού, καλής διατροφής και διακοσίων ωρών γιόγκα δεν ήταν αρκετός, τότε τι θα μπορούσε να με βοηθήσει; Ρόξι Ναφούσι.Nafousi's debut, Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life, became a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK.
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- What is Manifest like?
- Feels like hope, curiosity and defiance. About identity, ambition and freedom.
- What should I read after Manifest?
- If you liked Manifest, try The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey), Steal Like an Artist (Austin Kleon) and Atomic Habits (James Clear).
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What if your next life decision were chosen the way you'd choose a plot?
The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best— write the story you want to read. The same principle applies to your life and your career. Whenever you’re at a loss for what move to make next, just ask yourself, “What would make a better story?”
Steal Like an Artist · Austin Kleon
A few degrees at takeoff, a different city entirely.
The impact created by a change in your habits is similar to the effect of shifting the route of an airplane by just a few degrees. Imagine you are flying from Los Angeles to New York City. If a pilot leaving from LAX adjusts the heading just 3.5 degrees south, you will land in Washington, D.C., instead of New York. Such a small change is barely noticeable at takeoff—the nose of the airplane moves just a few feet—but when magnified across the entire United States, you end up hundreds of miles apart.
Atomic Habits · James Clear
Not usefulness, not guilt, not the price you paid. A feeling in the hand.
The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one’s hand and ask: “Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. This is not only the simplest but also the most accurate yardstick by which to judge.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up · Marie Kondō
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