First Line Friday #21: Master of Change by Brad Stulberg

Thanks to Carrie at
Reading is My Superpower
for the Link-up

 

Title:  Master of Change
Author:  Brad Stulberg
Genre:  Self-Help

  〰First Line〰

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It was shaping up to be the trip of a lifetime, but for reasons no one could have imagined.

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Synopsis:  (From Goodreads) 

A revelatory book on rethinking change, creating a rugged and flexible mindset and identity, and developing habits for life's intensifying flux. From social disruptions like economic recessions, pandemics, and new technologies to individual disruptions like getting married, career transitions, and becoming a parent, we undergo change and transformation—both good and bad—regularly. Change is not the exception, it’s the rule. Yet we endlessly fight it, often viewing it as a threat to our stability and sense of self. Master of Change flips this script on its head and offers a path for embracing and even growing from life’s constant instability. Brad Stulberg, sustainable excellence expert, coach, and bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness, offers a new model that describes change as an ongoing cycle of order, disorder, and re order—yes, we return to stability, but that stability is somewhere new. Drawing on modern science, ancient wisdom, and daily practice, Stulberg offers concrete principles for developing a mindset called rugged flexibility , along with habits and practices to implement it. Along the way, Stulberg In the end, Stulberg reshapes our entire perception of change and shows us how to grow in its midst—ultimately helping us move forward better, stronger, and wiser than we were before.

 〰First Thoughts〰

My pastor recommended this book during a sermon.  I balked a bit at first, but with all the changes going on with me right now, my hope is this book will be useful.  You would think that with all the changes I've experienced over the past seven years, I would be gung-ho for help with effectively navigating new things.  I think my problem is "change fatigue," which is probably not a thing, but if the wealthy can have "decision fatigue," I can have "change fatigue."

So, what's the first line of the book you're currently reading?