The Misfit's Manifesto | 
“Misfits are remarkably good at invention, reinvention. Innovation in the face of what others might see as failure. We are resilient; we don‘t just survive, we invent how to thrive.”
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“Misfits are remarkably good at invention, reinvention. Innovation in the face of what others might see as failure. We are resilient; we don‘t just survive, we invent how to thrive.”
bailedWell, my first read of 2020 is officially a bail! 🙄 I had wanted this book to be a “hell yeah” to those who just don‘t quite fit in, but it‘s not. After first severely restricting the idea of who is a misfit (ironic, eh?), the author proceeds to show her anger and bitterness to life in what frankly looks most like untreated mental illness. I‘m not going to spend any more time on this one—it‘s definitely not for me.
pickI‘m continuing my TED book reads. I bailed on Yuknavitch‘s Book of Joan a few years ago, but here her erratic writing makes sense. She includes the voices of other self-identified “misfits” at the end of each chapter. At times the book is repetitive, but it was written based on a 30 minute TED Talk. I loved it despite its flaws; weirdness is Yuknavitch‘s greatest strength. And I loved her message: we‘re all in this together; be kind and forgiving.
My #bookhaul from Small Business Saturday at my local indie, Beach Books in Seaside, OR. I also partook of the Libro.fm sale to benefit the store. (They recognized my name when I checked out 😬) Makes me feel good!
pickAlthough it reads like a very extended version of the TED talk, it is full of sentences that reverberate, sentences I want to carry around in my pocket like smooth stones to run my thumb over when I feel lonely.
Just picked up today. Debating setting aside my current book and pushing this to the front of the line.
