Bittersweet

How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

De: Susan Cain

Narrado por: Susan Cain

Brought to you by Penguin.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEGASELLER QUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN'T STOP TALKING

In this inspiring masterpiece, bestselling author Susan Cain shows the power of "bittersweetness" - a tendency toward sorrow and longing, an acute awareness of passing time, and a piercing joy when beholding beauty. But what are the powers of a bittersweet, melancholic outlook? she asks. And why has our culture been so blind to its value?

Bittersweetness recognizes that light and dark, birth and death - bitter and sweet - are forever paired. As Bittersweet shows, our obsession with happiness is not making us happy, healthy, or whole. It's only by embracing our darker emotions - as well as the light - that we discover our deepest meaning and connection, love and joy. It can change the way we work, the way we create and the way we love - for it is the hidden source of our love stories, moonshots and masterpieces.

With over 4 million copies sold worldwide, Susan Cain's Quiet explored the quiet riches of the introverted half of the population. In Bittersweet, Cain employs the same mix of research, storytelling, and memoir. Following a trail of centuries-old artistic and wisdom traditions as well as contemporary psychology and management research, and reflecting on the emotional shifts of recent times, Cain reveals how bittersweetness is the key to leading a full and satisfying life. Using examples ranging from music and cinema to parenting and business, she shows how understanding bittersweetness will allow us to weather life's transitions; yet, until now, its power has been hiding in plain sight.

At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways. Most of all, it shows us how to transform our personal and collective pain into creativity, transcendence, and connection.

© Susan Cain 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Reseñas de la Crítica

I'll place Bittersweet in the hands of all my feely, achy, beautiful friends (Glennon Doyle, author of #1 NYT bestseller Untamed)

Susan Cain's Bittersweet grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go (Brené Brown, author of the NYT bestseller Atlas of the Heart)

This is the rare book that doesn't just open your eyes - it touches your heart and sings to your soul (Adam Grant, #1 NYT bestselling author of Think Again)

This book is an absolute triumph: it's for anyone who has ever really lived, loved, or lost (Greg McKeown, author of NYT bestsellers Effortless and Essentialism)

An amazing and profound book . . . every single person should read it (Johann Hari, bestselling author of Stolen Focus)

I can't get Quiet out of my head. It is an important book - so persuasive and timely and heartfelt it should inevitably effect change in schools and offices (Jon Ronson on 'Quiet')

Insightful

There were so many thought provoking questions in this book. Will be listening to it again with a journal in hand.

This book moved me beyond words

I will reread ‘bittersweet’ often.
This book was insightful, it was enchanting, it was researched. I feel it has allowed me to put into words so many of my feelings about bittersweetness. I am sad I’ve finished it, as I’ve been trying to read it slowly, to savour it as much as possible. I felt a deep connection to this, a spiritual one even.
Would (and will!) highly recommend 💌

Simple, profound, gentle, beautiful

This is profound wisdom written without any trace of presumption. You often hear grumpy reviewers recommend getting hard copy of a book because of some shortcoming in the audio version. This is a sublime counter example: hearing the author’s extraordinary insights into Meaning expressed in the sensitive humility of her own voice was a real privilege. I heartily recommend this book to anyone interested in the roots of Meaning that are so pivotal to a life well lived. Awesome listening and learning - thankyou to everyone and everything that delivered this experience into my world - 🌼

Susan Cain left me Speechless...

What an amazing body of work and deep research that have gone into this book to bring healing into my life too. Thank you kindly Susan. Loads of Love from South Africa.

Fabulous Read

Excellent read, insightful and thought provoking read. Questions many dispositions that modern life revolve around. Well worth the time to read and grapple with the information provided.