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Designing your life

How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
Book • 2013
In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans apply the principles of design thinking to help readers design and build a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling.

The authors, who are also educators at Stanford University, emphasize the importance of prototyping, experimentation, and iteration in life design.

They provide practical exercises and tools to help readers navigate life's challenges and create a future that aligns with their values and aspirations.

The book is based on their highly successful course at Stanford and has been widely praised for its empowering and practical approach to life design.

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