Étiquette : Essai

Fairyland, Alysia Abbott.

Dans un texte intime et poignant elle partage ce qui a fait son éducation, sa relation avec son père mais aussi la vie d’une communauté gay, intellectuelle et militante peu à peu dévorée par le Sida.

The power of habit, Charles Duhigg.

« To understand your own habits, you need to identify the components of your loops. Once you have diagnosed the habit loop of a particuliar behavior, you can look for ways to supplant old vices with new routines.«  A truly interesting book about how habits work, how they are built and can be transformed for a […]

In Therapy, Susie Orbach.

« So therapy for everyone? Again, I say no. But therapeutic ideas to enter social discourse, I say yes. » An attempt to disclose and vulgarize some of the crucial stakes between a therapist and her patients during the sessions. I found the attempt interesting but was not convinced by the method : sessions played with actors. […]

Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert.

« I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it’s just terrified. » I really enjoyed this enthusiastic self-help book! Inspiration as a genius one has to welcome properly is an appealing idea… Thank […]