emberlesage's reviews
93 reviews

I'm going to be recommending this to so many people. 

I was a little worried this would be to data heavy and unpleasant to read, just based on the way it was reccomended to me, but it was written in a way that was enjoyable and easy to follow. 

It's really great to get a clearer understanding of why I'm good at learning so I can actually help other people, and maybe get even better at it myself. 

I was worried because I usually see mutual aid talked about in a way that is either extremely vague or extremely unforgiving, that this book may not provide action information for someone in my position, but it was actually very good. 

Dean described how mutual aid differs from government and non-profit organizations in a way that I could easily see and point out the effect of in my own town which is obviously super helpful in discussions with others

He also covered more inclusive methods of 'leadership' and work/life balance. I have always had a hard time with this, as I want to take on a collaborative style of group leadership, but had a hard time imagining what that could actually look like functionally. Dean really laid it out and made it easier to picture the goal.

Highly recommend to literally everyone, but should be required reading for parents, teachers, & social workers. 

I would recommend this even if somebody wasn't particularly into fashion. It explores mortality, sexuality, violence, religion, and so many other themes through the lens of clothing and in doing so brings up some great perspectives and makes you think.

A pleasure to read. 

This is pretty quick and easy to understand read, but it's still quite impactful. I may re-read this one since buying back your time is the kind of thing that needs to be revisited every so often, but for now I have some solid plans to move forward with and an understanding of what I might expect when I do.

Understanding the value of your time/energy/attention and organizing things in a way that will make both your quality of life and quality of work better is something pretty much everybody could benifit considering more deeply.

I'd recommend this to anyone starting or running a business, considering doing those things, and even anyone who's just plain busy.

Most of this book aligned with how I already view my creative work, but it bear reiterating. I'm sure any creative, inovator, and/or leader would be helped along by reading this one and it's pretty quick and easy read, so there's very little to lose. 

I may re-read this in the future. 

I first picked this up a few years ago and wasn't able to finish it. I realized at some point, that even the first 1/3 of the book had stuck with me and was impacting the way I did things, so, of course, I had to pick up back up and finish it. I'm glad I did. This is a really well written and accessible system for addressing big goals and life changes a little bit at a time. 

I can see why it's so highly recommended and I'm sure I'll wind up re reading it again in the future when I have a new context to apply it to. 

This book is really more an organized collection of articles. 

I do wish this were more in depth in a lot of ways, especially when some parts referenced things that werent clairified, such as the shade of the colour we should avoid in the psychological section and the design styles that were brought up several times but not explained. I'd also like to see a lot more scientific and histlrical/cultural references. I love a good deep dive.

I did find it interesting that everyone whos color season I know based purely on coloring regardles of whether they dress that way, actuay did fit the personality of their season as described here. Maybe, its a coincidence, but as the author is so passionate about this being the case, maybe she should look into whether our own coloring (not what we wear but our skintone, contrast of features, and whatnot) is influencing our personalities or how else these two things are coming to be in harmony. I would be interested in some research around that.