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Highly comforting Alain de Botton, Founder of The School of Life

This book changed how I think Annie Macmanus, author of The Mess We''re In

You will not be able to put this book down The Independent



OUR OBSESSION WITH ACHIEVEMENT IS A TRAP. THIS IS HOW TO BREAK FREE.

Emma Gannon was thriving in her portfolio career, enjoying a happy personal life and to anyone looking in, she was undoubtedly a success... She was also burned out and confused at why she felt unhappy, yet was still striving for more.

After taking a deep look at her own journey, and interviewing many other successful people on her podcast Ctrl, Alt, Delete, she realised that our overly celebrated and traditional version of success is making us lonely, unfulfilled and dispirited. Now she has worked out a way to do things differently, and here Emma shares her hard-won lessons, including:

how to set goals that are ambitious

The Success Myth

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      Publisher: Transworld
      Publication Date: 3/7/2024
      ISBN13: 9781804990766, 978-1804990766
      ISBN10: 1804990760

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Highly comforting Alain de Botton, Founder of The School of Life

      This book changed how I think Annie Macmanus, author of The Mess We''re In

      You will not be able to put this book down The Independent



      OUR OBSESSION WITH ACHIEVEMENT IS A TRAP. THIS IS HOW TO BREAK FREE.

      Emma Gannon was thriving in her portfolio career, enjoying a happy personal life and to anyone looking in, she was undoubtedly a success... She was also burned out and confused at why she felt unhappy, yet was still striving for more.

      After taking a deep look at her own journey, and interviewing many other successful people on her podcast Ctrl, Alt, Delete, she realised that our overly celebrated and traditional version of success is making us lonely, unfulfilled and dispirited. Now she has worked out a way to do things differently, and here Emma shares her hard-won lessons, including:

      how to set goals that are ambitious

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