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Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World by Eve Rodsky
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
The Beauty
- Extremely clear target audience. Early into reading this book, it occured to me that I was not its primary audience. Rodsky is a wife and a mother, and she speaks about carving out a creative (unicorn, in this universe) space with that precise lens. I'm glad her voice is heard in this audiobook, too; even though I could not relate to it directly, it did give me a glimpse into a different world (one I appreciate even more thanks to reading this book). Go go go moms!
- Discussions on women being the primary caregiver. I didn't expect a mini-crashcourse on the imbalance of parenthood between men and women, but a good chunk of the book focused on these realities and I was pleasantly surprised. Good to say this stuff!
- Case Studies. Rodsky gave several discussions on people who are "already on the other side" (herself included, of course), so it's nice to see that real case studies - but would be nicer to see trying, failing, trying again in more concrete terms.
- Communication techniques. Associated with case studies, this part of the book was pleasantly surprising, because she gets in the weeds of how women can communicate their needs respectfully - and get results - from their husbands, children, etc.
The Babel
- Like most self-help books, this can all be kept in the theoretical. One truly needs to apply.
- I felt that this was way longer than necessary.
The Recommendation
Pain is usually a great motivating factor for creative change, but pick this book up and let it play in the background if you want that creativity itch alive, not dormant. This might just be the self-induced restlessness needed to jumpstart your path in rediscovering your inner artist, especially if you're a mother. :)
- Extremely clear target audience. Early into reading this book, it occured to me that I was not its primary audience. Rodsky is a wife and a mother, and she speaks about carving out a creative (unicorn, in this universe) space with that precise lens. I'm glad her voice is heard in this audiobook, too; even though I could not relate to it directly, it did give me a glimpse into a different world (one I appreciate even more thanks to reading this book). Go go go moms!
- Discussions on women being the primary caregiver. I didn't expect a mini-crashcourse on the imbalance of parenthood between men and women, but a good chunk of the book focused on these realities and I was pleasantly surprised. Good to say this stuff!
- Case Studies. Rodsky gave several discussions on people who are "already on the other side" (herself included, of course), so it's nice to see that real case studies - but would be nicer to see trying, failing, trying again in more concrete terms.
- Communication techniques. Associated with case studies, this part of the book was pleasantly surprising, because she gets in the weeds of how women can communicate their needs respectfully - and get results - from their husbands, children, etc.
The Babel
- Like most self-help books, this can all be kept in the theoretical. One truly needs to apply.
- I felt that this was way longer than necessary.
The Recommendation
Pain is usually a great motivating factor for creative change, but pick this book up and let it play in the background if you want that creativity itch alive, not dormant. This might just be the self-induced restlessness needed to jumpstart your path in rediscovering your inner artist, especially if you're a mother. :)