The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown: A 30-minute Instaread Summary

De: Instaread Summaries

Narrado por: Jason P. Hilton

Duración: 38 m

Resumen del Editor

With Instaread Summaries, you can get the summary of a book in 30 minutes or less. We read every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience. This is an Instaread Summary of The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown. Below is a preview of the earlier sections of the summary.

Chapter 1 - It is necessary to practice courage, compassion, and connection on a daily basis in order to develop worthiness. It is a mistake to try and win someone over, because it means trading in the sense of self in search of approval from another. By doing this, people stop believing in their own worth. The first step toward living wholeheartedly is for people to have the courage to reach out to others and to share their own stories of shame. When in need of compassion, people should reach out to the right person, someone who supports them whether they are feeling strong or whether they are struggling. When people are willing to reveal that they are imperfect and real, their relationships are strengthened. They make a connection. This is why courage, compassion, and connection are the gifts of imperfection.

Courage is displayed when people are willing to speak honestly and openly about who they are, what they are feeling, and their experiences both good and bad. Courage is about being vulnerable. It takes courage for someone to ask for what he or she needs and to risk disappointment. When one person has courage, it can create a ripple effect, making others around that person a little braver. Compassion is a relationship between two equals. It occurs when people recognize they share humanity with others. The heart of compassion is acceptance by people of themselves and of others. In order for compassion to occur, people need to set boundaries and hold others accountable for their behavior. The key to compassion is being able to separate people from their behaviors.

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Thematic Expounding on Previous Works

I found most useful the mention that throughout this book, there are alluded to the previous works of Brene, and although she is a guru of sorts, we purchase books for their stand alone readability unless we are students of a university level course. I get the feeling this book may tease me along to purchase all her other work, and that would be great, but if I'm working through crisis, it would feel more like I were being asked to again connect outwardly with less tangible sources if I were being led to purchase other content to get the whole healing I need.

ok "coles notes" book summary

my first Instaread book summary. narration ok but not great. Good layout with take - aways etc. However much duplication and repetition with this format. may try another depending on title. much better to read book, which it does recommend.

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This book was read WAY too fast. Hard to follow!

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Was The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown: A 30-minute Instaread Summary worth the listening time?

yes, because the content is good but doesn't sink in because it was read way too fast

Any additional comments?

Moves way to fast.