A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
by Matthieu Ricard
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Recommended by 3 notable people, including Richard Branson and Reese Witherspoon
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In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves as least as much energy as any other in our lives. Wealth Fitness Career success How can we possibly place these above true and lasting wellbeing Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific r...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Buddhism, Most Recommended Books, and Spirituality.
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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