BookOfCharlie

The Book of Charlie (David von Drehle)

  • Quick read, interesting in places, could have been even shorter.
  • This is a book about surviving, even thriving, though adversity and revolutionary change.
  • He had a gift for seizing joy, grabbing opportunities, and holding on to things that matter – and letting go of all the rest.
  • If you're negative, your whole body suffers. A negative person falls apart, because the food that is supplied with optimism is not present.
  • "Just do the right thing" If you do the right thing, it covers a whole raft of situations
  • Befriend change!
  • Advice:
    • Think Freely
    • Practice patience
    • Smile often
    • Savor special moments
    • Make and keep friends
    • Tell loved ones how you feel
    • Forgive and seek forgiveness
    • Feel deeply
    • Observe miracles
    • Make them happen
    • Trust yourself enough to take risks
    • Make some mistakes
    • Learn from them
    • Work hard
    • Spread joy
    • Take a chance
    • Enjoy wonder

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