Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living, by Jason Gay
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Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living, by Jason Gay
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The Wall Street Journal's popular columnist Jason Gay delivers a hilarious and heartfelt guide to modern living. “The book you hold in your hand is a rule book. There have been rule books before—stacks upon stacks of them—but this book is unlike any other rule book you have ever read. It will not make you rich in twenty-four hours, or even seventy-two hours. It will not cause you to lose eighty pounds in a week. This book has no abdominal exercises. I have been doing abdominal exercises for most of my adult life, and my abdomen looks like it’s always looked. It looks like flan. Syrupy flan. So we can just limit those expectations. This book does not offer a crash diet or a plan for maximizing your best self. I don’t know a thing about your best self. It may be embarrassing. Your best self might be sprinkling peanut M&M’s onto rest-stop pizza as we speak. I cannot promise that this book is a road map to success. And we should probably set aside the goal of total happiness. There’s no such thing. I would, however, like for it to make you laugh. Maybe think. I believe it is possible to find, at any age, a new appreciation for what you have—and what you don’t have—as well as for the people closest to you. There’s a way to experience life that does not involve a phone, a tablet, a television screen. There’s also a way to experience life that does not involve eating seafood at the airport, because you should really never eat seafood at the airport. Like the title says, I want us all to achieve little victories. I believe that happiness is derived less from a significant single accomplishment than it is from a series of successful daily maneuvers. Maybe it’s the way you feel when you walk out the door after drinking six cups of coffee, or surviving a family vacation, or playing the rowdy family Thanksgiving touch football game, or just learning to embrace that music at the gym. Accomplishments do not have to be large to be meaningful. I think little victories are the most important ones in life.” — From the Introduction
Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living, by Jason Gay- Amazon Sales Rank: #103047 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.60" h x .90" w x 5.30" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 224 pages
Amazon.com Review
An Amazon Best Book of November 2015: Jason Gay, a popular and funny columnist for the Wall Street Journal, was driven to write Little Victories after his father’s diagnosis of cancer. But Little Victories isn’t just another treacly exhortation to enjoy this precious existence or else. It’s a curation of snapshots of Gay’s “many life mistakes,” demonstrating that life’s little victories are made up of “small, perfect moments,” even—or perhaps especially—when we ourselves are not perfect. Anxious parents in particular will benefit from Gay’s philosophy, whether it’s his thoughts on youth sports to how to set limits on kids’ usage of digital devices: “If it means a peaceful cross-country flight without dirty stares from every other passenger, I will let a two-year-old watch Scarface.” Some chapters are laugh-out-loud funny (the family Thanksgiving chapter should be required reading at this time of year); some are poignant. All are self-deprecating and wry. There are a lot of books out there on how to stop and smell the roses. This is a crowning addition to that genre, making us laugh at our ridiculous human self-importance and showing us how to savor the everyday little victories. —Adrian Liang
Review “[H]ilarious.... [A] tasty collection of advice about, for instance, mastering the office Christmas party or how to dress a slightly exhausted hipster dad.” —People "Gay makes his debut with a hilarious, heartwarming set of essays covering such mundane topics as parenthood, exercise, office life, travel, and the holidays. He presents the book as a riff on his popular Wall Street Journal sports column, organizing the entries around his rules for life (which include 'don’t serve soup at a dinner party,' 'spend a little more money on flowers,' and 'you really should listen to more Stevie Wonder'). He frames these rules with two key events: the birth of his children, Jessie and Josie, via in vitro fertilization, and the shockingly swift death of his father from pancreatic cancer. Along the way, readers will alternately feel the urge to laugh and cry at Gay’s irreverent, witty writing. His insights on each topic are spot-on yet gentle. Any readers who pick up this book will finish it convinced that following Gay’s rules will make their lives more enjoyable, and perhaps even make them better people." —Publishers Weekly "A title for everyone, not just sports fans, and all will root for Gay and his “little victories” and feel inspired, too."—Booklist"Gay...balances insights with a droll, self-deprecating outlook....no small feat given the difficulty in providing guidance that is at once relevant--neither too specific nor too vauge--and also genuinely funny.... [A] rollicking good read." —Kirkus Reviews“I loved this book. Jason Gay's Little Victories is funny, wise, direct, deceptively straight-forward and incredibly moving. As soon as I was finished reading it, I put it in the mail to my father, along with a reminder of my love. Such reminders, after all, are what we are here for, as this story—well—reminds us."—Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear“Jason Gay’s rules for living will make you laugh out loud, and also make a whole lot of sense. This is an advice book that doesn’t take itself too seriously and is all the more valuable for it.”—Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit“The thought of leaning in makes my neck ache, and taking seven steps to accomplish things only makes me want to lie down. Thankfully, Jason Gay has written a life guide for people like me—and you. He can't get the hang of grilling corn—and he's okay with that. He's faced cancer, unemployment, the death of a loved one, and fathered two kids after many setbacks—I think pretty much all at the same time—and has written a unique, heartfelt book about what he's learned from it all. Thanks to Jason, I've crossed trekking to the South Pole off my to-do list. Instead I'll focus on something that'll really make me happy: eating brownies while listening to some pre-1978 Stevie Wonder. See? You can do this! We all can!”—Diane Muldrow, bestselling author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book “Little Victories manages to be hilarious, helpful, and profound, in one unpredictable mix. It made me happy." —Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
About the Author Jason Gay is a sports columnist at The Wall Street Journal and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIX*. He has written for publications including Vogue, GQ, Rolling Stone and The New York Observer. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family and a passive-aggressive cat.* Okay fine. Tom Brady was the MVP of Super Bowl XLIX.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Humorous and Thoughtful - Buy One for Yourself and One for a Friend By SoozeSays I really enjoyed reading "Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living" by Jason Gay. You know how people are always telling you "it's not the big things, it's the little things"? Well, they are right and you know they are right...and in this humorous little book the author reminds us about those things that make up our lives and make up our memories; things that make us look back and smile but also make us realize how important they were and what they have to teach us. Mr. Gay writes like you are sitting talking to a friend - reminiscing about the good times and the bad times and how sometimes - the same thing is both. One thing I liked was the fact that each chapter could be taken on its own merit. You don't have to worry about putting the book down and forgetting what happened the next time you pick it up. You can pick it up at any time and enjoy it. I particularly liked a chapter that talks about "Hoarding Your Friends"; it resonated with me because I am blessed with some very good, very true, very fun friends...the friends since high school kind that know you at your worst and your best and love you anyway. The author comments on the day to day things that sometimes get lost along the way. This book is like a stand up comedy routine by Ellen Degeneres, a newspaper column by David Sedaris and a card that makes you stop and think - gentle humor and bits of wisdom shared. This is the kind of book you enjoy in the quiet moments and the kind of book that would make a good gift.So sit down a minute in a comfortable chair. Give yourself permission to relax and just enjoy...and then buy one for a friend or a coworker, because it's good enough to want to share and this writer is good enough to be encouraged to keep writing.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Simple life lessons for the 35-45 year old American male By Sibelius In this slender volume, WSJ Sports Columnist Jason Gay puts together a series of life lessons reflecting his 40'ish or so years of life. The book is presented in 18 chapters each of which deals with a particular topic (eg - travel, parenthood, etc) and imparts Gay's musings, anecdotes and wisdom concerning said topics. Overall, Gay's approach is fairly milquetoast - there's nothing particular outlandish, controversial or sensational regarding his viewpoints and assembled anecdotes. Content veers upward toward PG-13 at its most extreme and can actually be considered for the most part - 'family friendly' if the book wasn't specifically targeted toward the 35-45 American Male. While each chapter essentially functions independently on its own I did appreciate how the final chapter (epilogue) wrapped up several moments from previous chapters bringing closure to a sad episode from his family's life in a bittersweet but tender manner.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Stunningly witty and well written, a must read By Vintage PowerReader This is an enjoyable romp/read through modern life and it"rules". The writer is extremely talented and I loved the wordplay and humor. I read it in one sitting, giggling all the way.The downside of the book, I am too vintage and out of touch culturally to appreciate all the in touch snide comments about modern life.I think this would make a great Christmas book for a reader on your list.
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