Designing Your Life
How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
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Narrated by:
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Bill Burnett
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Dave Evans
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Written by:
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Bill Burnett
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Dave Evans
About this listen
At last, a book that shows you how to build - design - a life you can thrive in at any age or stage.
Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home - at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve.
In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create lives that are both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of whom or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2016 Bill Burnett & Dale Evans (P)2016 Random House AudioYou may also enjoy...
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What the critics say
"An empowering book based on their popular class of the same name at Stanford University.... Perhaps the book's most important lesson is that the only failure is settling for a life that makes one unhappy. With useful fact-finding exercises, an empathetic tone, and sensible advice, this book will easily earn a place among career-finding classics." (Publishers Weekly)
"Both authors narrate this helpful audio with the same refreshing tone that's embodied in their conversational advice on making your life great. They speak with the natural cadences of experienced professors who care about their students and feel confident about their material...this empowering audio will motivate many listeners to create lives that line up better with who they are." (AudioFile)
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-01-04
Prototype & Test.
Great way to view a path forward when stuck in an style of employment lull.
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- Katelyn
- 2021-04-22
Super Great!
An engaging book, and a useful tool for anybody who wants to take stock of their life and move forward with purpose
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- Tina Peters
- 2023-08-23
Highly recommend!
I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who feels as if they’re stuck or even just open to a fresh perspective on life’s journey!
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- Hemant G
- 2018-01-06
Good book. Not a good narration and voice.
The narration is way below in effectiveness compared to other great audio books. Overall, a nice read. Exercises are good.
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- Samanta Islam
- 2022-09-15
Great book on how to get more out of life/career
I loved the practical exercises that can help one realize different paths and what energizes them. I do wish they had more realistic examples for people who are much more lost and starting their journey without as much insight
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- Ben Jepsen
- 2023-05-27
Very helpful
Looking for career shaping wisdom get this book right away! Very helpful in looking to the future
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