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The Gifts of Imperfection
- 202 pages · about 3 hours
- First published 2010
- 10 editions
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1 About this book
The Gifts of Imperfection is a 2010 book by Brené Brown, a researcher who writes about shame and vulnerability. Its subject is what she calls wholehearted living: taking part in life from a sense of being worthy of love and belonging as one is, without first having to be perfect. After opening chapters on courage, compassion and connection, and on the things that get in their way, she sets out a series of guideposts, each pairing something to cultivate with something to let go of, such as authenticity and what people think, self-compassion and perfectionism, or gratitude and scarcity.
- Self-acceptance
- Self-esteem
2 What to expect
A short guide to accepting yourself, by a researcher on shame and vulnerability. It is built on a series of guideposts, each naming a quality to cultivate, such as self-compassion or gratitude, and a habit to let go, such as perfectionism. The emphasis is on believing that you are enough as you are, in a warm, encouraging voice, and it is a book of perspective more than of exercises.
3 About Brené Brown
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Brené Brown
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