The Success Myth
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
OUR OBSESSION WITH ACHIEVEMENT IS A TRAP. THIS IS HOW TO BREAK FREE.
Emma Gannon had everything she'd longed for: a string of successful books to her name, a thriving portfolio career, speaking engagements around the world... She was also burned out and confused at why she felt unhappy, yet 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 has 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.
Exploring the most commonly held myths about what it traditionally means to be successful, from money to happiness to ticking society's ready-made boxes, The Success Myth will give you the belief and tools to walk away from 'having it all'. A manifesto to craft work (and life) on your own terms, it encourages you to be honest about what truly sparks your interests, and helps to uncover your individual path to a truly fulfilling life, whatever that may look like.
©2023 Emma Gannon (P)2023 Penguin Audio
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Emma Gannon may be a poster girl for millennial success–a clutch of well-received books, a long-running podcast, a large social media following–but here the self-described “ambition monster” takes an axe to the proverbial career ladder. And then lobs it onto a bonfire for good measure. Subtitled “Letting go of having it all”, this a thoughtful exploration of how to live a good life, as, entering her thirties, Gannon starts to clock that our work doesn’t have to define us. A warm, personable writer, she peppers her theories and advice with personal anecdotes–at one point, bursting into tears when a massage therapist asks her what hobbies she has. Answer: none, because she works all the time. It’s a topic that’ll resonate with many as we undergo a post-pandemic reset.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
I listened to this over 2 weeks of walking commutes to and from work & absolutely loved it.
Found myself nodding and reflecting the whole way through. Thanks for a brilliant book!
What a pretentious woman
The idea for the book seemed good; but the actual book is the author moaning about how tough her life is. How she feels sad while sitting in a jet and limousine hired for her.
It’s all “boo hoo hoo woe is me. I’m so rich so why ain’t I happy ?”
The pretentiousness and self absorbtion is really grinding.