Relatable Inner Critics For Reducing Stress
How Fredrik Backman makes the characters in his books so relatable.
Fredrik Backman’s 4 minute speech at the Simon & Schuster centennial.
This video perfectly encapsulates the wry, self-critical inner voice that make his characters and their storylines so relatable. I won’t give away all of his punchlines from the speech, but I will recommend you read one of his books.
“In Sweden we have Ikea and depression. Swedish depression is just like American depression; except, it’s cheaper and you have to assemble it yourself.”
Fredrik Backman is the international best-selling author behind the novel, A Man Called Ove, and its Netflix adaptation, A Man Called Otto, with Tom Hanks. Some of his other notable works include the Beartown trilogy, Anxious People, and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry.
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Here are my favorite resources for becoming unobstructed that you can use this week.
watch.
5 steps to designing the life you want with Bill Burnett from TEDxStanford.
How to Begin a Bullet Journal with Elsa Rhae & Barron.
Hollywood Screenwriter Tries to Write a Scene in 7 Minutes with Emily Carmichael (Jurassic World, Pacific Rim).
listen.
Meg Jay on the ROI of making the most of your twenties with Adam Grant.
Cal Newport on slow productivity with Mark Manson.
Deepak Chopra on how stress is killing you with Steven Bartlett.
read.
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek.
The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime by M.J. DeMarco.
24 Assets: Create a Digital, Scalable, Valuable and Fun Business That Will Thrive in a Fast Changing World by Daniel Priestly.
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