Wake Up and Live!
by Dorothea Brande
Brande's 1936 formula: most people have a 'will to fail', a quiet preference for not trying, and the cure is to act as if it were impossible to fail. Twelve disciplines follow, including spending an hour a day without speaking and writing a letter without using 'I'. Sharp, odd and ahead of its time.
Read it if…
you suspect you are sabotaging yourself and want a 1930s psychologist to call it.
Skip it if…
you want warmth; Brande is bracing.
Three things you will actually use
- There is a will to fail; name it.
- Act as if it were impossible to fail.
- Small disciplines break large habits.
Do this first
Act for one day as if it were impossible to fail and note what you did differently.
Our verdict
Sharp, odd and early.
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