Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
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Most people don't expect you to understand what we're going to tell you in this book。 And even if yo。。。。
Reviews
Maryann
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Written as both a challenge and a guide for youth and young adults looking to really DO something with their lives， this practical book is a great start for changing your mindset from "comfortable and stagnant" to "growing and excelling。" The content is extremely accessible and relevant whether you are a tween or a college student。 What you get out of this book， however， is what you put into it （or， rather， what you take from it and apply）。 Written as both a challenge and a guide for youth and young adults looking to really DO something with their lives， this practical book is a great start for changing your mindset from "comfortable and stagnant" to "growing and excelling。" The content is extremely accessible and relevant whether you are a tween or a college student。 What you get out of this book， however， is what you put into it （or， rather， what you take from it and apply）。 。。。more
Crystal
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Great for Christian teens and parentsAs a parent I can only dream that my kids will find a “holy ambition。” This book gave me some ideas for how to help light a spark for them to rise above mediocrity。 It was a bit long-winded， but the concepts were great and gave lots of practical ideas。
E。G。 Bella
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I'm late to the party with this one， but I'm very glad to finally have read this book。 It holds such a needed message in today's world: that teenagers are capable of so much more than society expects。 While I think there could have been more said on some aspects， and I'm no longer the target audience， overall this book still challenged， encouraged， and inspired me to dream big for the kingdom of God - and have faith that He will use willing people in His plan， no matter what their age。 I'm late to the party with this one， but I'm very glad to finally have read this book。 It holds such a needed message in today's world: that teenagers are capable of so much more than society expects。 While I think there could have been more said on some aspects， and I'm no longer the target audience， overall this book still challenged， encouraged， and inspired me to dream big for the kingdom of God - and have faith that He will use willing people in His plan， no matter what their age。 。。。more
Jenavieve Rose
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Amazing！！ Everyone needs to read this， no matter your age！
Grace F。
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This book。 Wow。 I have no accurate words。 But here's a few to give you an idea。 Inspiring。 Thought-provoking。 Convicting。 Life-changing。 New favorite。 Must-read。 An easy read for the mind， this is NOT an easy read on the heart。 Confronting laziness， low expectations， being okay with "average and ordinary，" and showing the truth that teens can （and should！） make a difference， "Do Hard Things" makes you stop and think， challenges you to overcome the low expectations of the world， and helps you in This book。 Wow。 I have no accurate words。 But here's a few to give you an idea。 Inspiring。 Thought-provoking。 Convicting。 Life-changing。 New favorite。 Must-read。 An easy read for the mind， this is NOT an easy read on the heart。 Confronting laziness， low expectations， being okay with "average and ordinary，" and showing the truth that teens can （and should！） make a difference， "Do Hard Things" makes you stop and think， challenges you to overcome the low expectations of the world， and helps you in your journey of becoming "rebelutionary。" "Do Hard Things" is a call to go above and beyond the "normal" teenager。 And it's a message we all need to hear。 Full review to come on The Book Cubicle！！！ （sometime when BB is over， lol） 。。。more
Shelby M
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very convicting and makes you think/challenges you
Dave
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This is THE BOOK for youths everywhere！The Harris brothers raise the bar for expectations on teens。They share their testimony of how they decided to stop living by the mediocre standards placed on them for being teenagers and how they proved that 13-19 year olds can move mountains！The book gives historical accounts of teenagers who did amazing things like shouldering huge responsibilities and accomplishing far more than simply cleaning their rooms。The Harris brothers also give accounts of modern This is THE BOOK for youths everywhere！The Harris brothers raise the bar for expectations on teens。They share their testimony of how they decided to stop living by the mediocre standards placed on them for being teenagers and how they proved that 13-19 year olds can move mountains！The book gives historical accounts of teenagers who did amazing things like shouldering huge responsibilities and accomplishing far more than simply cleaning their rooms。The Harris brothers also give accounts of modern teens who have risen to the challenge and became “rebelutionaries。”I found this book to be very practical and uplifting。No self-help or good vibes here， just practical advice for teens everywhere。I’d just like to add: I heard about this book from Chuck Norris’ Blackbelt Patriotism， I’m glad he mentioned these guys！ 。。。more
McKenna
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Great book。 I encourage anyone not just teens to read this book。 It literally will change your life for the better。 You will get strong feelings to do something right in the world and change it。 I loved how it was so God centered and even if you aren't christian you should definitely read this， it isn't just for those believing in God and Jesus。 Great book。 I encourage anyone not just teens to read this book。 It literally will change your life for the better。 You will get strong feelings to do something right in the world and change it。 I loved how it was so God centered and even if you aren't christian you should definitely read this， it isn't just for those believing in God and Jesus。 。。。more
Mayu OM
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Powerful。
Michael Baguley
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Do you like stories that motivate you？ Well in Do Hard Things by 19-year old twins named Alex and Brett Harris， the book gives you stories， both good and bad examples of a variety of different things， and tells you what is good or bad about the stories。 Because the book is written by two authors， the chapters are very different from one another。 A story is a girl who loves fashion was curious of what boys thought modest clothing was emailed a creator of the Do Hard Things website and asked if th Do you like stories that motivate you？ Well in Do Hard Things by 19-year old twins named Alex and Brett Harris， the book gives you stories， both good and bad examples of a variety of different things， and tells you what is good or bad about the stories。 Because the book is written by two authors， the chapters are very different from one another。 A story is a girl who loves fashion was curious of what boys thought modest clothing was emailed a creator of the Do Hard Things website and asked if they could put up a survey of what boys thought was modest clothing was。 The whole point of this book is going against and rising above low expectations that have been set on teenagers。 Do Hard Things sites an old article saying that the teenage years is a vacation from responsibility and a time to goof off。 The dialogue was very little， but when used， it was incredibly motivating。 When the authors were 16， they attended a political rally and asked for a job helping him run the campaign。 Teens would really love reading this book because it will challenge them to do better than what other people expect them to do。 。。。more
Dustin
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Great book！ Young people should hear this one！
Danielle
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Oof。 This was recommended to me and I think it has a solid thesis : expect more from teens。 It also does a nice job of tracing the odd side effects of child labor laws leading to entitled kids with low expectations。 But， it's pride month。 And I found myself unable to continue when the authors encouraged the "unpopular" idea of speaking out against homosexuality。 I tried to keep reading， but I just couldn't after that。 Love is love， y'all。 It's too bad the authors felt compelled to support intole Oof。 This was recommended to me and I think it has a solid thesis : expect more from teens。 It also does a nice job of tracing the odd side effects of child labor laws leading to entitled kids with low expectations。 But， it's pride month。 And I found myself unable to continue when the authors encouraged the "unpopular" idea of speaking out against homosexuality。 I tried to keep reading， but I just couldn't after that。 Love is love， y'all。 It's too bad the authors felt compelled to support intolerance。 Until that point， I had thought some of my students might find the book inspiring。 Instead， I realized that some of my students might feel hated and judged for who they are and I just can't promote that energy。 Love is love。 。。。more
Megan K。 Brown
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Read this with my 16-year-old son。
Savanna Ammons
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The first time I tried to read this book， it was overwhelming and anxiety-inducing for me。 I was struggling just to do simple things that other people do every day， and there was NO WAY I could do more than that。 I didn’t finish it。The second time， though， was different。 God was showing me that I could do hard things， and that hard things would be different for different people。 This book turned out to be inspiring and a joy to listen to—and I’m so thankful for all the other Rebelutionaries that The first time I tried to read this book， it was overwhelming and anxiety-inducing for me。 I was struggling just to do simple things that other people do every day， and there was NO WAY I could do more than that。 I didn’t finish it。The second time， though， was different。 God was showing me that I could do hard things， and that hard things would be different for different people。 This book turned out to be inspiring and a joy to listen to—and I’m so thankful for all the other Rebelutionaries that told their stories。 。。。more
Traci
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A book for teens by teens。 While I didn't realize that when I started it， I don't think it diminishes the value at all。 It's really all about how teens these days have low expectations of what they are capable of and how to rise above that。 I think if I had read this when I was in HS I probably would have rated it higher。 A book for teens by teens。 While I didn't realize that when I started it， I don't think it diminishes the value at all。 It's really all about how teens these days have low expectations of what they are capable of and how to rise above that。 I think if I had read this when I was in HS I probably would have rated it higher。 。。。more
Kristin Rogers
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Overall I love the message of the book。 I like the tangible principles it gives to grasp the message of teens doing hard things and the stories upon stories from teens doing just that， in all different ways。 Some things felt a bit cheesy ， but overall， helpful and glad I read it。 I’d like my kids to give it a read for sure。
Stephen Bernau
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Convicting and challenging in many ways。 I don’t fully agree with their approach， but they are certainly living their lives fully for Christ- and that is commendable and what we should all aim for。 The Christian life should be one of boldness， not timidity。 This is also a message much needed for most teens！
Kayleigh Idea
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Wow。 That’s all I have to say。
Hannah Ratcliff
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Changed my life！
Kelsey
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2 stars because when I was full blown "Jesus freak" highschooler I absolutely loved this book。 But now as an adult I think back on it and I cringe。 IIRC do hard things has a bootstrap attitude that ignores privilege and circumstances， it had this weird purity/modesty thing about a girl who made a site for boys to tell her what outfits make them stumble （blech）， and some of their lessons can lead you to be taken advantage of by the church/Christian leaders （which I was）。 2 stars because when I was full blown "Jesus freak" highschooler I absolutely loved this book。 But now as an adult I think back on it and I cringe。 IIRC do hard things has a bootstrap attitude that ignores privilege and circumstances， it had this weird purity/modesty thing about a girl who made a site for boys to tell her what outfits make them stumble （blech）， and some of their lessons can lead you to be taken advantage of by the church/Christian leaders （which I was）。 。。。more
Sarah Ryder
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This book is really good with lots of practical advice for how to make your life matter to yourself and God in a way that honors and glorifies Him through the gifts and passions He has given you， whether you’re still a teen or not （which I am not！）。I got a lot out of it and was motivated to try harder to do the things I really want to do and God has laid on my heart without waiting for “tomorrow” all the time。 The chapter on getting out of your comfort zone was really helpful to me。
Deborah
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3。5 Stars。 Some great ideas， some good thoughts， some encouraging words。。。but from a slightly jaded adult's perspective， the book is a little too enthusiastic， ha！ 3。5 Stars。 Some great ideas， some good thoughts， some encouraging words。。。but from a slightly jaded adult's perspective， the book is a little too enthusiastic， ha！ 。。。more
Elena
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Words can describe and stars can't depict how absolutely phenomenal I thought this book was。 I have been so annoyed for years about how being a teenager is such a stereotype。 It's like all the sudden because I'm a teenager， that's why I have attitude and that's why I'm prone to do bad things。 But we are all human。 Let's face it， at some point we are all snarky and stupid。 This book helped me realize that there are， in fact， good teens in the world that want more than that which society expects o Words can describe and stars can't depict how absolutely phenomenal I thought this book was。 I have been so annoyed for years about how being a teenager is such a stereotype。 It's like all the sudden because I'm a teenager， that's why I have attitude and that's why I'm prone to do bad things。 But we are all human。 Let's face it， at some point we are all snarky and stupid。 This book helped me realize that there are， in fact， good teens in the world that want more than that which society expects of us。 Our generation wants change but we are all falling to meet the low expectations set before us。 This book was about setting high expectations for yourself and meeting your goals through Christ。 Change is possible， and so is doing hard things。The wake up call for me was this quote: "We constantly find ourselves building that invisible fence （the one that keeps threats outside and us inside）。 We build it higher every time we say or think things like: 'I'm just not a math person，' 'I'm just not organized--my brain doesn't work that way，' or， 'I'm just not a people person。' What we are really saying is that we don't want to do things that don't come easily or naturally。 We don't want to break through our fears。 And by our actions， we're also saying that God isn't good and powerful enough to help us do what we can't comfortably do on our own。"Please， please read this book。 It will change your life for the better， as it did for mine。 Even adults can read this book。 While it is geared toward teens， there is a message in it that everyone can benefit from。 。。。more
Dan
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Great book。 Good messageSmall problems: does have good message of 'get out there and do it' but does tend to lean into setting the cart before the horse in trying to fix the world before yourself。 There is some about sorting yourself out， but is a bit overlooked。 Maybe this is just because of the current culture that values empty action and words （virtue signalling）。 It can become cause a person to become a puppet for others。 It becomes a balancing act to strengthen yourself and attempting to ta Great book。 Good messageSmall problems: does have good message of 'get out there and do it' but does tend to lean into setting the cart before the horse in trying to fix the world before yourself。 There is some about sorting yourself out， but is a bit overlooked。 Maybe this is just because of the current culture that values empty action and words （virtue signalling）。 It can become cause a person to become a puppet for others。 It becomes a balancing act to strengthen yourself and attempting to take on hard challenges。 Starting more locally then moving more broad （Christian principle of localization）。 Beware of becoming a puppet over causes that are not well understood （see climate change， hate speech， socialist economic policies， etc。。）Finally， there are some issues sticking with （but thats a problem with almost any improvement）。Overall well worth the read and kinda like an early younger version of 12 rules for life。 。。。more
Rachel Jones
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I read this is a new believer in high school and loved it。 I felt challenged， encouraged， and ready to take on the world。 Looking back now， I appreciate how it reminds me not to underestimate the young people I work with， but I do think there is a lot missing。 I can trace a lot of my high school guilt back to this book， and probably in large part because the narrative misses or fails to focus on the fact that it is God doing the work， not the individual。 I spent a lot of time trying to do big th I read this is a new believer in high school and loved it。 I felt challenged， encouraged， and ready to take on the world。 Looking back now， I appreciate how it reminds me not to underestimate the young people I work with， but I do think there is a lot missing。 I can trace a lot of my high school guilt back to this book， and probably in large part because the narrative misses or fails to focus on the fact that it is God doing the work， not the individual。 I spent a lot of time trying to do big things in my own power， which was doomed to fail from the beginning， and feeling ashamed when I failed， thinking "Why can't I do this for God？"， the mantra for the reason to 'do hard things' laid out by the brothers。 I don't think it was the intention of the authors to lead young people into a work-based relationship with God， and they themselves were young when they wrote it so I don't fault them。 I do， however， caution that it is probably better for most young people to be encouraged by the adults in their lives and pointed to pursue the heart of God - the rest should follow more naturally that way， I think。 。。。more
Blake A
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I love it。 The main premise is that youth are capable of more than we imagine。 They are resilient and need to be challenged。 The book is written by some young guys for young people—encouraging them towards discipline， effort， devotion， courage。 It’s great！ It has good illustrations and stories。 I’d recommend it for any middle or high schooler to read。
Amelie
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DO HARD THINGS is a must-read for teens， and even if you’re older than a teen， it has so many wise and convicting messages。 We’re not meant to waste our lives and drift along in a river of complacency。 We’re meant to do hard things and glorify God in every part of our lives。I loved how this book made sure to clarify that doing hard things does not mean that everyone will be called to start a huge ministry or travel overseas to be a missionary in a third-world country。 Yes， those definitely count DO HARD THINGS is a must-read for teens， and even if you’re older than a teen， it has so many wise and convicting messages。 We’re not meant to waste our lives and drift along in a river of complacency。 We’re meant to do hard things and glorify God in every part of our lives。I loved how this book made sure to clarify that doing hard things does not mean that everyone will be called to start a huge ministry or travel overseas to be a missionary in a third-world country。 Yes， those definitely count as important hard things， 100%！ But hard things are also faithful acts at home and school， including refusing to complain， striving for excellence in homework， and doing more around the house。 “Small” hard things are no less important than “big” hard things。 God created us to glorify him in our thoughts and actions， and he’s shown throughout history that he loves to help us do hard things for our good and his glory。This book is a wake-up call for anyone。 Go read it。 。。。more
Angelyn Kornelsen
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A great book to challenge all teenagers to do hard things！
Zoe Marlborough
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Amazing book that every teen， young adult， and parent should read at least once in their life！
Kat
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