Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination -
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others?Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important questions with acuity and emotional force.
Published: 2015-04-14 (Little, Brown and Company)
ISBN: 9780316369152
Language: English
Format: Hardcover, 74 pages
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In Very Good Lives, J.K. Rowling shares the benefits of failure in one's life and why it is a necessity to overcome fears.I was browsing JKR's interview videos and stumbled upon this. That moment, something changed inside me. It's like you read a book and you know it has altered you in a good way, but you can't put it in words until you go back retrospecting.When I happened to know it was a commencement speech, I didn't know what does that word even mean!Commencement: a new start, beginning.So was it. For me. For things around me. This speech proved to be a turning point in my life and how I looked and faced every situation.All in all, I can say is that I'm grateful to J.K. Rowling that she decided to become a writer and shared her wisdom and experiences through such a strong and everlasting technique.Thank You, Archit, for reading such books with me.
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.I wish you all very good lives. J.K. Rowling, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of ImaginationWell written, as anything by this author would be, I found the ideas presented very valuable and well put, but her speech wasn't that inspirational to me.
Amazing. Inspirational. Wonderful. Read it!