How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion

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Love the book, it has so many microlessons. I feel like I could have compiled this book myself in the next ten years, but it's amazing that I get a headstart on all of these things Derek has learned along his amazing journey. You can basically start anywhere and read as much as you want, and you'll always learn something new! Here's an example, and one of my very favorites: he was buying a house to live in with his son. It had a big living room. But he didn't want a living room; he doesn't just sit around on a couch and hang out and relax like most people do in living rooms. But then he realized the room was just a room, and could be anything he wanted it to be. So he called it a "making room", a room where he and his son go to make things. A soon as he did that reframe, he loved the house. I loved the section called "Changing Perspective." In clear prose with clear life examples, DS shows you how you, too, can change your perspective with a little shift in thinking. This book has provided me with much-needed clarity and guidance, especially at times when I'm feeling a little lost. It neatly sits next to my copy of 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius, and 'Your Music and People' as my go-to books when I need an injection of wisdom. Buy this book. You won't be disappointed.

Your book has helped me make peace with myself about letting go of what I think I want to do, but actually, I don't. It's the only book that has a permanent place on my desk at the moment. :) So when he announced he was selling physical books IT MADE NO SENSE TO ME THAT I WOULD WANT TO BUY THEM! But I also could not NOT buy them. At first I did not understand WHY I needed to own physical copies of his books. Especially because I already owned digital copies of them. Plus, I hate stuff and am always trying to get rid of everything. Books included. The best advice is often short. If you're not paying attention, you might blink and miss it. When advice is excellent, but short, sometimes you need to have it in a form you can hold in your hand to remind you of its importance. As Derek has noted, so much of what we think of as learning is just rote memorization, whereas real learning means integration: real-world testing, processing, experimenting, and making the lesson our own.

Derek articulated ideas here that I have not managed to articulate myself yet. Helpful for brains that tend to get caught in analysis paralysis. It's a whole bunch of golden nuggets of wisdom that challenge the status quo of thought. Many catalysts on how to reconsider life Love this book. It was given to me by a friend and I have subsequently bought it and given it to two others as gifts. Both recipients loved it as much as I did. I wish I had read a book like this 20 years ago. Derek writes as though we are sitting across from each other, as friends. He shares stories on how to live. To live as us, not as him. A best-of collection, from Derek's neat, quirky and smart blog posts over the years compiled in a beautiful accessible book form.

I bought a few of the sweet little hardcovers and love giving them away. The title is fun and shows I care about how the recipient spends her and his time. I take a copy of this on every trip I take, and normally gift it to someone I meet in my travels. It's a great little book and I love revisiting lessons from it regularly.One of the best books I ever read and listen. Learned to make more time for the important things in my life. Thanks Derek :) Great little book to provoke thought. Derek has an interesting perspective on so many things and has done a nice job to compile them here. All great things first start as a great thought. We need to take more time to just think. This book helps to do just that. Read through it, agree or disagree, but think deeper. Good stuff Derek ! On the macro AND micro level, Hell Yeah or No is filled with lessons to focus on what matters. I ve listened to it 3 times since I bought it and look forward to listen again. This is a wistful collection of little philosophical suggestions for doing what matters. I love how Derek presents his thoughts not as some know it all guru, but as a regular guy who found his way to success. Maybe some of the things he shares might be of value to you on your path. At the very least they will help you think from different perspectives. Hell Yeah or NO it's a book that helps you to think "slowly" about you, your life, your future, your job.

Short, succinct chapters without the padded fluff of commercial self-help and business books. Enough words to present an idea and a way of looking at it. Then it's up to you how to apply it to your own life. Highly recommended.He took pleasure in his memory lapses, for they reminded him of his failings and saved him from the error of insisting that he was always right. Derek is a seasoned entrepreneur that knows the true secret to success—focus on ONE thing only and say NO to the rest. Kenneth Cole put it this way: Epicurus required followers to leave their families and live like cult members in a private garden. It’s a great read and I recommend it. It’s probably best to give this to someone who is in high school before they make too many life-changing decisions. That said, it’s better to read this now than never.

Every human should read this book. Why? Because we all think we have to say "yes" to so many things....and this books reminds you to say "no" more often. You will be happier and wiser after reading this book. Well worth reading! There is so much wisdom in this book, that it's hard to crystalize it in a few comments. Take as an example the chapter "Getting out of a bad state of mind." These five steps to get out of a bad state of mind alone are worth the price of the book. I am savoring this gem of a book, line by line. Thank you, Derek Sivers!

One of the only books I've read multiple times. It's full of practical life and business advice, with no unnecessary filler like most books. I love it. I've learned so much from reading Derek's work - or rather, I've learned so much by actually APPLYING some of the things he suggests in Hell Yeah or No! It is such a practical, helpful, and actionable guide, and I highly recommend it. Great advice much like great art requires something of its audience to feel it's value. Hell yeah or no is not easy to do, nothing great ever is. This book will change your life, if you are willing to.