Name: The Art of Non-Conformity
ISBN: 9781101443088

Chris Guillebeau

If you've ever thought, "There must be more to life than this," The Art of Non-Conformity is for you. Based on Chris Guillebeau's popular online manifesto "A Brief Guide to World Domination," The Art of Non-Conformity defies common assumptions about life and work while arming you with the tools to live differently. You'll discover how to live on your own terms by exploring creative self-employment, radical goal-setting, contrarian travel, and embracing life as a constant adventure. Inspired and guided by Chris's own story and those of others who have pursued unconventional lives, you can devise your own plan for world domination-and make the world a better place at the same time.

Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World

The Art of Non-Conformity

Collette

Although this book had a lot of inspiring stories and thoughts. The author spent way to much time talking about what he was about to say than just saying it. Sometimes for pages after awhile it's like ok we get it just tell me what you wanna say. Iooking over that it's a great book for anyone who's wanting to live outside the social norms of everyday life. However it's isn't a How to book.

Encourages one to create an ideal life through hard work, drawing on the author's own story and the experiences of others to prove that this life plan can really work.

The Art of Non-conformity

cygnoir

I enjoyed this because it reminded me of many ideas I've forgotten along the way. Some quotes I underlined:

You can do good things for yourself and still make the world a better place for everyone else. In fact, the goal is to find as much convergence as possible between these values.

...without the energy I derive from being by myself, I know that I wouldn't be of much use to anyone else later on.

Some people enjoy nothing more than putting down winners. I call them energy-sucking vampires--they don't contribute anything positive to the world, but they enjoy lashing out and attempting to suck the life away from other people.

The whole section on understanding how you relax and recharge was particularly useful. I have a tendency to default to the plans of others instead of really considering what I enjoy doing and how I like to spend my downtime.

The Art of Non-Conformity Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World