My Pick: Thrive by Arianna Huffington

I have started reading Thrive by Arianna Huffington and I am truly pleased with the book.

I got it right when I needed it. I was super stressed and have been feeling burnt out from work and life in general.

It helped a lot that I was given a 6-week course guide for the book. The guide gave me chapters to week for each week and some activities to help me remember the important topics of each lesson. I absolutely recommend this book!

I will be updating this post as I finish each weekly lesson.

Lesson 1: Sleep and Meditation

• Key takeaways:

  • Take time to meditate to clear up your mind and improve your focus – keep your performance at optimal levels

  • Make an appointment with yourself to get enough sleep – mine is at least 7.5 hours
  • Dreams can help you connect to your innerself
• Action Items:
  • Meditate for at least 15 minutes everyday – I still find this hard to incorporate in my daily routine but I find it really relaxing and energizing when I do
  • Sleep for at least 7.5 hours a day

Lesson 2: Disconnect and Walk

• Key takeaways:

  • Take time to relax! Unwind and disconnect from electronics (phone, tablet, laptop) to connect to the people around you and more importantly, to connect with yourself

  • Walking helps
    • Make you more creative

    • De-stress

    • Make you healthy mentally and physically
    • You deal with depression
  • Don’t think while walking, notice everything around you
• Action Items:
  • Walking as an alternate to my daily exercise
  • Make sure to disconnect and relax at least 30 minutes before going to bed
  • Turn off notifications from apps