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Designing Your Life

Bill Burnett, Dave Evans
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Designing Your Life

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Book Brief

Bill Burnett, Dave Evans

Designing Your Life

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016
Book Details
Pages

272

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Genre
Self-Improvement

Psychology

Philosophy
Setting

2010s

Topic
Leadership

Business & Economics

Psychology
Publication Year

2016

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans is based on their Life Design course at Stanford, presenting the principle that one can design their life akin to creating consumer products. It focuses primarily on careers, encouraging readers to adopt a design thinking mindset, embrace multiple career possibilities, "prototype" potential jobs, and view mistakes as growth opportunities to find a fulfilling path.

Inspirational

Informative

Hopeful

Reviews & Readership

3.9

20,993 ratings

69%

Loved it

23%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

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Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans receives praise for its practical framework and actionable steps in applying design thinking to personal and professional growth. Some readers find the exercises transformative, while others feel the concepts are overly simplistic or repetitive. Nonetheless, its optimistic and empowering approach resonates widely.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Designing Your Life?

A reader who would enjoy Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans is someone interested in personal development, career planning, and applying design thinking to life decisions. Fans of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People or Atomic Habits will find this book's structured, actionable advice particularly appealing.

3.9

20,993 ratings

69%

Loved it

23%

Mixed feelings

7%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

272

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Genre
Self-Improvement

Psychology

Philosophy
Setting

2010s

Topic
Leadership

Business & Economics

Psychology
Publication Year

2016

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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