What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question
by Po Bronson

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Summary: 5 Stars

In his New York Times best-selling book, What Should I Do With My Life, Po Bronson bravely breathes new life into a topic previously overshadowed by confusion and doubt. Bronson observes that while preaching the importance of career-minded thought, society rarely permits us the time to explore what it is we are actually passionate about. After interviewing nearly a thousand people, Bronson condensed his research to 50+ short anecdotes investigating the experiences of those who stopped passing through life and started actively engaging it. These career changes range from drastic 180s to small alterations: A career counselor who ironically hated his profession, a lawyer who found satisfaction in making cakes, or a businessman who discovered he was happiest in Hong Kong. Bronson is quick to point out that although not all were successful, each person faced this ultimate question head-on and came out with greater personal clarity.

This is not a how-to book of answers. As Bronson points out, to assert such an arrogant claim would be insulting to the reader's individuality. Instead, Bronson interjects his own battles to abandon bond sales for the unstable yet stimulating world of writing. The author even admits that during the creation of his book, he "...learned to see the extraordinary in the once cast-away ordinary." These are everyday people yet their accomplishments make them uniquely attention worthy. Prompted from his diverse research, Bronson dares the reader to ignite his or her own pursuit of self-discovery.

The energy this book generates is infectious. By revolutionizing a once clichéd question, What Should I Do With My Life has generated exceptional feedback worldwide. His book has prompted thousands to take the time to better understand themselves, and in doing so, has inspired a movement of people no longer settling for `good enough' but instead demanding a personally rewarding career. Ultimately, Po Bronson conveys that although "obvious questions don't have obvious answers," it's the essential struggle with these questions that will yield the most fulfilling outcomes.

Summary of What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question

Bronson is a gifted intuitive writer, the bestselling author of The Nudist on the Late Shift, whose thoughtful, vulnerable voice emerges as the book?s greatest strength and challenge. He describes his subject?s lives along with the ways they annoy, puzzle, and worry him. He frets about meddling with his questions, yet once, memorably and appropriately, he offers a talented man a top post in his publishing company. While this creates the juiciness of his portraits, it also can make Bronson the book?s most memorable character and the only one whose story is not resolved. Even so, this remarkable career chronicle sets the gold standard for the worth of the examined life. --Barbara Mackoff

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