The Good-Enough Life
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- Author：Avram Alpert
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Summary
How an acceptance of our limitations can lead to a more fulfilling life and a more harmonious society
We live in a world oriented toward greatness， one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealthiest， most powerful， and most famous。 This book explains why no one truly benefits from this competitive social order， and reveals how another way of life is possible--a good-enough life for all。
Avram Alpert shows how our obsession with greatness results in stress and anxiety， damage to our relationships， widespread political and economic inequality， and destruction of the natural world。 He describes how to move beyond greatness to create a society in which everyone flourishes。 By competing less with each other， each of us can find renewed meaning and purpose， have our material and emotional needs met， and begin to lead more leisurely lives。 Alpert makes no false utopian promises， however。 Life can never be more than good enough because there will always be accidents and tragedies beyond our control， which is why we must stop dividing the world into winners and losers and ensure that there is a fair share of decency and sufficiency to go around。
Visionary and provocative， The Good-Enough Life demonstrates how we can work together to cultivate a good-enough life for all instead of tearing ourselves apart in a race to the top of the social pyramid。
We live in a world oriented toward greatness， one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealthiest， most powerful， and most famous。 This book explains why no one truly benefits from this competitive social order， and reveals how another way of life is possible--a good-enough life for all。
Avram Alpert shows how our obsession with greatness results in stress and anxiety， damage to our relationships， widespread political and economic inequality， and destruction of the natural world。 He describes how to move beyond greatness to create a society in which everyone flourishes。 By competing less with each other， each of us can find renewed meaning and purpose， have our material and emotional needs met， and begin to lead more leisurely lives。 Alpert makes no false utopian promises， however。 Life can never be more than good enough because there will always be accidents and tragedies beyond our control， which is why we must stop dividing the world into winners and losers and ensure that there is a fair share of decency and sufficiency to go around。
Visionary and provocative， The Good-Enough Life demonstrates how we can work together to cultivate a good-enough life for all instead of tearing ourselves apart in a race to the top of the social pyramid。
Reviews
Illiterate
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Well-meaning but lightweight。 Best enjoyed by over-ambitious under-achievers。
Yan Castaldo
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the ideas here are *good enough* （hahahah） but lordy the tangents this fella flies off on are taxing to say the least
Roy Kenagy
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University Coop
c g beck
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I heard about this book via interview on NPR， which peaked my interest。 I really enjoyed the themes explored in the first half of the book， which were more oriented towards the philosophical， moral and ethical implications of "greatness，" and how those effects have rippled out into all parts of society。 The second half felt a little tedious; if you've read any progressive economic texts or socialist ones， most of this will feel cursory。 However for those new to these ideas， this books serves as I heard about this book via interview on NPR， which peaked my interest。 I really enjoyed the themes explored in the first half of the book， which were more oriented towards the philosophical， moral and ethical implications of "greatness，" and how those effects have rippled out into all parts of society。 The second half felt a little tedious; if you've read any progressive economic texts or socialist ones， most of this will feel cursory。 However for those new to these ideas， this books serves as a helpful introduction。 In the end I think this could have been trimmed down a bit， as many of the same quotes and ideas are repeated， often， but still absolutely worth the read， and timely at that。 。。。more
Tieraney Craig
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Absolutely unattainable。 Leaving social and economic hierarchies， but rotating those in positions of power？！？ I feel like we’re back in second grade taking turns。 People have gifts… different gifts。 I understand he wants all to have a fair shot at using those， but for those who are lazy and don’t actively seek the ability to use and expound upon those gifts—well… I just don’t see the benefit in rewarding laziness。 I read this in hopes of somehow softening my perspectives， but I ended up just yel Absolutely unattainable。 Leaving social and economic hierarchies， but rotating those in positions of power？！？ I feel like we’re back in second grade taking turns。 People have gifts… different gifts。 I understand he wants all to have a fair shot at using those， but for those who are lazy and don’t actively seek the ability to use and expound upon those gifts—well… I just don’t see the benefit in rewarding laziness。 I read this in hopes of somehow softening my perspectives， but I ended up just yelling at the audio book in frustration！ 。。。more
Matt Johnson
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A truly good enough bookI really enjoyed this book。 As if to prove a point， Alpert has written a truly "good enough" book about a vision of the "good enough" life for all。 It's a compelling idea， and the author makes a strong case for it。 It cuts through many areas and disciples， from psychology， child development， sociology， to politics and environmentalism。 Because it is so broad and ambitious in scope， I often felt that some sections lacked the appropriate depth。 This is probably an innevitab A truly good enough bookI really enjoyed this book。 As if to prove a point， Alpert has written a truly "good enough" book about a vision of the "good enough" life for all。 It's a compelling idea， and the author makes a strong case for it。 It cuts through many areas and disciples， from psychology， child development， sociology， to politics and environmentalism。 Because it is so broad and ambitious in scope， I often felt that some sections lacked the appropriate depth。 This is probably an innevitable feature of trying to illustrate the power and promise of "the good enough life" on so many levels。 Despite these "imperfections" （on brand for the book's topic） I very much enjoyed the book 。。。more
Maher Razouk
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المفارقة الأساسية لحالتنا الحالية:。。هناك الكثير ، ولكن ليس هناك ما يكفي 。 نحن نعيش وسط وفرة وقدرة إنتاجية غير مسبوقة ، ومع ذلك فإن المليارات من البشر تعاني من قلة الملابس والطعام والاهتمام 。 وهكذا ، في عالم تبلغ ثروته مجتمعة 399。2 تريليون دولار ، لا يزال أكثر من 3。4 مليار شخص يعيشون على أقل من 5。50 دولارًا في اليوم ، بينما يموت 34。5 مليون شخص سنويًا بسبب نقص الرعاية الصحية الملائمة ، ويموت حوالي 9 ملايين شخص بسبب نقص الغذاء 。 في الوقت نفسه ، تقوم الآلات بالمزيد من العمل الضروري للحفاظ على الحياة المفارقة الأساسية لحالتنا الحالية:。。هناك الكثير ، ولكن ليس هناك ما يكفي 。 نحن نعيش وسط وفرة وقدرة إنتاجية غير مسبوقة ، ومع ذلك فإن المليارات من البشر تعاني من قلة الملابس والطعام والاهتمام 。 وهكذا ، في عالم تبلغ ثروته مجتمعة 399。2 تريليون دولار ، لا يزال أكثر من 3。4 مليار شخص يعيشون على أقل من 5。50 دولارًا في اليوم ، بينما يموت 34。5 مليون شخص سنويًا بسبب نقص الرعاية الصحية الملائمة ، ويموت حوالي 9 ملايين شخص بسبب نقص الغذاء 。 في الوقت نفسه ، تقوم الآلات بالمزيد من العمل الضروري للحفاظ على الحياة أكثر من أي وقت مضى ، ومع ذلك ليس لدينا سوى القليل من وقت الفراغ。 هناك أناس على قيد الحياة الآن أكثر من أي وقت مضى ، ومع ذلك فإن الكثير منا مازال وحيدًا。نحن نستفيد من قرون من الحكمة والتقدم العلمي لتعزيز السعادة ، ومع ذلك فإننا مثقلون بالقلق والاكتئاب。 في الواقع ، لا يرتفع عدد الأشخاص المصابين بالاكتئاب فحسب ، بل يرتفع أيضًا متوسط عدد السنوات التي يُبلغ فيها الأشخاص عن شعورهم بالاكتئاب。 القلق والإرهاق آخذان في الازدياد。 لدينا القدرة على الذهاب إلى جميع أنحاء الأرض ، إلى أعماق المحيطات ، وحتى إلى الفضاء ، ومع ذلك فإن وسائل الاستكشاف هذه تستنزف استدامة كوكبنا الأصلي。 كل عام نستهلك ضعف ما تستطيع الأرض أن تجدّده سنوياً。。Avram AlpertThe Good Enough LifeTranslated By #Maher_Razouk 。。。more
Chris Boutté
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This quickly became one of my favorite books of 2022， and I can’t stress enough how important this book is。 Avram Alpert shines a line on the fact that we’ve created a culture where we’re constantly striving for greatness in all aspects of our lives， and this causing us a lot of harm。 Personally， I was miserable for most of my life until I realized that it’s alright for things to just be “good enough”， and since then， I’ve never been happier and more content。 Avram dives into various topics like This quickly became one of my favorite books of 2022， and I can’t stress enough how important this book is。 Avram Alpert shines a line on the fact that we’ve created a culture where we’re constantly striving for greatness in all aspects of our lives， and this causing us a lot of harm。 Personally， I was miserable for most of my life until I realized that it’s alright for things to just be “good enough”， and since then， I’ve never been happier and more content。 Avram dives into various topics like relationships， careers， financial well-being， and much more while explaining how seeking greatness is only causing us harm。 By no means is this a self-help book， but it’ll shift the way you view your wants and needs， which will most likely make you a lot happier。And just when I thought Avram had provided enough value and wisdom in this book， the final chapters go into how greatness is hurting our society and our planet。 The constant competition and maxmimalization of everything is keeping people at the bottom and reducing their chances of ever succeeding。 Alpert discusses how this idea of “greatness” undervalues many people in our societies and how we’d be a lot better off if people could just be “good enough”。This is a must-read book， and I’ll most likely be reading it again in the future。 。。。more
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