How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job by Dale Carnegie

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File under: Work/Life Balance

This Blink wasn’t something I chose, but I figured I’d listen since it was auto-playing. As someone who struggles with work/life balance and who admittedly puts more weight on work—especially regarding my self-worth—I figured it might have something for me. It did, although it’s as corny as it sounds.

Most of what’s in here felt like good reminders:

• Emotional struggle and boredom can exhaust us.

• We want to be challenged.

• Criticism is good for us, assuming we are open to it.

• People are self-centered. Knowing this and using it can relieve personal stress and help you influence others.

I consider myself motivated by challenges and positive reinforcement. I am much more collaborative than I am competitive. So much of this resonated with me. What didn’t was that Carnegie, or Blinkist, paints much of this as manipulative—perhaps unintentionally.

Regardless, I think many of the tips here are effective, and the Blink was a good reminder of strategies I can use to make my work/life balance a bit easier.