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Thrive

The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder

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Thrive

Written by: Arianna Huffington
Narrated by: Agapi Stassinopoulos
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Arianna Huffington’s impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world—now in a 10th anniversary edition featuring a new preface

“A captivating look at what it takes to live a more meaningful, satisfying life. Brimming with passion, supported by science, and crowned with practical insights, Arianna Huffington’s exceptional book will transform our workplaces, schools, and families.”—Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again

Arianna Huffington’s personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye—the result of a fall brought on by exhaustion. The cofounder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group—which became one of the fastest growing media companies in the world—and celebrated as one of the world’s most influential women, she was, by any traditional measure, extraordinarily successful. Yet as she found herself going from brain MRI to CAT scan to echocardiogram to find out if there was any underlying medical problem beyond exhaustion, she wondered, Is this really what success is like?

In the past decade, and especially in today’s post-pandemic world, people are realizing there is far more to living a truly successful life than just earning a bigger salary and climbing the career ladder. Our relentless pursuit of the two traditional metrics of success—money and power—has led to an epidemic of burnout and illness, and an erosion in the quality of our relationships, our family life, and, ironically, our careers. In being connected to the world 24/7, we’re losing our connection to what truly matters. We need a new way forward.

In Thrive, Huffington has written a passionate call to arms, as timely today as it was when it was first published more than ten years ago, looking to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world. Huffington likens our drive for money and power to two legs of a three-legged stool. It may hold us up temporarily, but sooner or later we’re going to topple over. We need a third leg—a Third Metric for defining success. In this deeply personal book, Huffington talks candidly about her own challenges with managing time and prioritizing the demands of a career and a family, the harried dance that led to her collapse—and to her “aha moment.” Drawing on the latest groundbreaking research and scientific findings in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and physiology that show the transformative effects of our five foundational daily behaviors—sleep, food, movement, stress management, and connection—Huffington shows us the way to a revolution in our culture, our thinking, our workplaces, and our lives.
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What the critics say

“A convincing, compact, anecdote-laced guide for achievers of every stripe.”Elle

“Provides powerful ideas about how to approach life differently.”U.S. News

“Refreshingly practical . . . Lean In may be able to tell women how to get what they want, but Thrive may help them to figure out what that is.”Businessweek

“Full of compelling arguments (backed by substantial research) about why we need to redefine success.”Real Simple

“A captivating look at what it takes to live a more meaningful, satisfying life. Brimming with passion, supported by science, and crowned with practical insights, Arianna’s exceptional book will transform our workplaces, schools, and families.”—Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of Give and Take

“More a-ha moments than an episode of Oprah.”People

“At once intimate and formidable, this book is Arianna Huffington at her persuasive best. Thrive is a clarion call, a meditation, and a practical response to the question of how to live.”—Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet


“Filled with cutting edge scientific research, captivating stories, and straightforward everyday practices, Thrive is a call to action that informs, invigorates, and inspires all at once.”—Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of Brainstorm and Mindsight

“Huffington’s honest, raw, and compelling call for us to thrive in the midst of a jumbled, chaotic world by redefining what matterswell-being, wisdom, wonder, service, and each other—is the right book, at the right time, to heal us from our disconnection to ourselves and one another.”—Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Socrates, Plato, Aristotle . . . Arianna. Beyond politics, there is her wisdom, applicable to everyone. This book probably added ten years to my life, some of which I’ll spend re-reading it.”—Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher

“In Thrive, Huffington urges all of us to get in touch with who we really are so that we can live life on our own terms. From the importance of sleep to the imperative of listening to our inner voice for ways to deal with the daily time crunches we all feel, this book lays out a path for each of us to look within and make our lives more authentic and fulfilling.”—Sheryl Sandberg
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I felt like I was listening to Arianna herself. Agapi did a wonderful job of narrating. Love the title, idea and intention. For me was a bit challenging to listen to. Some of the data/statistics lost my attention but then I am not a data driven (some would say left brain) person. I did gleen some valuable information and wisdom from in between the stats. Aready practicing some of the suggestions and ideas and was informed more about others I hadn't thought as deeply about. And I did enjoy the stories that were weaved through the book. All in all a positive, thought filled book. Thank you Arianna.

A positive, thought filled book

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This book got me back to reality! I was not a big reader, but I bought thrive from a recommendation and I read it three times in two weeks! Then I bought the audiobook here and listened to it about 8 times as you catch deets every time! If you need a boost in life it will help no doubt!! It changed my life!! #Audible1

Greatest work ever done!

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I like the book as a whole, love the concept and message, I think everyone needs to read this at least once. I am however not a fan of the narrator, I feel she is too slow and it makes me loose focus as I listen. I recommend bumping up the speed to at least 1.25x, you wont even notice it's going faster. 1.5x is good too but you notice it's sped up.

I really like the book, message and contents.

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Excellent first 60% of the book, would have preferred Ariannas narration. Lost me a bit or was less enchanted with the last section, no particular reason. I guess there were less personal stories in that section? I don’t know

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