Thrive, Arianna Huffington
Thrive, Arianna Huffington
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Thrive
The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder

Bestseller

Author: Arianna Huffington

Narrator: Agapi Stassinopoulos

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/25/2014


Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Arianna Huffington’s impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world—now in a 10th anniversary edition featuring a new preface

“A captivating look at what it takes to live a more meaningful, satisfying life. Brimming with passion, supported by science, and crowned with practical insights, Arianna Huffington’s exceptional book will transform our workplaces, schools, and families.”—Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again

Arianna Huffington’s personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye—the result of a fall brought on by exhaustion. The cofounder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group—which became one of the fastest growing media companies in the world—and celebrated as one of the world’s most influential women, she was, by any traditional measure, extraordinarily successful. Yet as she found herself going from brain MRI to CAT scan to echocardiogram to find out if there was any underlying medical problem beyond exhaustion, she wondered, Is this really what success is like?

In the past decade, and especially in today’s post-pandemic world, people are realizing there is far more to living a truly successful life than just earning a bigger salary and climbing the career ladder. Our relentless pursuit of the two traditional metrics of success—money and power—has led to an epidemic of burnout and illness, and an erosion in the quality of our relationships, our family life, and, ironically, our careers. In being connected to the world 24/7, we’re losing our connection to what truly matters. We need a new way forward.

In Thrive, Huffington has written a passionate call to arms, as timely today as it was when it was first published more than ten years ago, looking to redefine what it means to be successful in today’s world. Huffington likens our drive for money and power to two legs of a three-legged stool. It may hold us up temporarily, but sooner or later we’re going to topple over. We need a third leg—a Third Metric for defining success. In this deeply personal book, Huffington talks candidly about her own challenges with managing time and prioritizing the demands of a career and a family, the harried dance that led to her collapse—and to her “aha moment.” Drawing on the latest groundbreaking research and scientific findings in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and physiology that show the transformative effects of our five foundational daily behaviors—sleep, food, movement, stress management, and connection—Huffington shows us the way to a revolution in our culture, our thinking, our workplaces, and our lives.

About The Author

Arianna Huffington is the co-founder, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, one of the world’s most influential news and information brands. She is the author of 13 books, including Third World America and On Becoming Fearless, and the mother of two daughters, Christina and Isabella.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mason on April 15, 2014

When I looked over a couple of the harsh reviews for Thrive, I felt like they missed the point. One said that it read like a Pinterest board, but is that really a bad thing for a self-help book? That's the kind of world we live in today; ease of access, simple layouts. Would you rather it read like......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on February 11, 2014

This book is a mishmash of pre- and re- digested advice about getting enough sleep, becoming mindful, meditating, and changing one's value system to honor "the third metric": a redefinition of success to include values beyond money and power. Ms. Huffington spends many pages telling the reader to un......more

Goodreads review by David on October 25, 2015

Content: 4 stars Audiobook: 2 stars Arianna Huffington, the founder of the Huffington Post, has written a useful book about achieving a successful life. She recommends thinking about your life from the end, moving backwards. What do you want to be told in a eulogy at your funeral? People don't say, "h......more

Goodreads review by Debbie "DJ" on March 28, 2014

Won through Goodreads First Reads. Thank You! I have always admired Arianna Huffington for her sheer tenacity in overcoming "the good old boys club" and helping women find their way to the top. In her latest book she recounts her breakdown after working 18 hours a day, seven days a week, focusing on......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 14, 2014

Disappointing. I liked the sentiment, but was very underwhelmed by the content - a mish-mash of quotes and scientific references. The book felt like it was written by many authors - or perhaps no author at all - with all the snippets grabbed from other sources. The most useful element was the append......more


Quotes

“A convincing, compact, anecdote-laced guide for achievers of every stripe.”Elle

“Provides powerful ideas about how to approach life differently.”U.S. News

“Refreshingly practical . . . Lean In may be able to tell women how to get what they want, but Thrive may help them to figure out what that is.”Businessweek

“Full of compelling arguments (backed by substantial research) about why we need to redefine success.”Real Simple

“A captivating look at what it takes to live a more meaningful, satisfying life.  Brimming with passion, supported by science, and crowned with practical insights, Arianna’s exceptional book will transform our workplaces, schools, and families.”—Adam Grant, Wharton professor and author of Give and Take

“More a-ha moments than an episode of Oprah.”People

“At once intimate and formidable, this book is Arianna Huffington at her persuasive best. Thrive is a clarion call, a meditation, and a practical response to the question of how to live.”—Susan Cain, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet


“Filled with cutting edge scientific research, captivating stories, and straightforward everyday practices, Thrive is a call to action that informs, invigorates, and inspires all at once.”—Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of Brainstorm and Mindsight

“Huffington’s honest, raw, and compelling call for us to thrive in the midst of a jumbled, chaotic world by redefining what matterswell-being, wisdom, wonder, service, and each other—is the right book, at the right time, to heal us from our disconnection to ourselves and one another.”—Mark Hyman, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Socrates, Plato, Aristotle . . . Arianna. Beyond politics, there is her wisdom, applicable to everyone. This book probably added ten years to my life, some of which I’ll spend re-reading it.”—Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher

“In Thrive, Huffington urges all of us to get in touch with who we really are so that we can live life on our own terms. From the importance of sleep to the imperative of listening to our inner voice for ways to deal with the daily time crunches we all feel, this book lays out a path for each of us to look within and make our lives more authentic and fulfilling.”—Sheryl Sandberg