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  • A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds - Not Crushes - Your Soul
  • Written by: Brad Stulberg
  • Narrated by: Will Damron
  • Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (41 ratings)

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The Practice of Groundedness

Written by: Brad Stulberg
Narrated by: Will Damron
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Publisher's Summary

“This book gets to the heart of the matter.” (Ryan Holiday, New York Times best-selling author of Stillness Is the Key and Ego Is the Enemy)

“This book taps into something that so many of us feel but can’t articulate.” (Arianna Huffington, founder & CEO, Thrive Global)

“Ambitious, far-reaching, and impactful." (David Epstein, New York Times best-selling author of Range and The Sports Gene)

From the best-selling author of Peak Performance comes a powerful antidote to heroic individualism and the ensuing epidemic of burnout.

Achievement often comes at a cost. Angst, restlessness, frayed relationships, exhaustion, and even substance abuse can be the unwanted side effects of an obsession with outward performance. While the high of occasional wins can keep you going for a while, playing into the always on, never enough hustle culture ultimately takes a serious toll.

In The Practice of Groundedness, best-selling author Brad Stulberg shares a healthier, more sustainable model for success. At the heart of this model is groundedness - a practice that values presence over rote productivity, accepts that progress is nonlinear, and prioritizes long-term values and fulfillment over short-term gain. To be grounded is to possess a firm and unwavering foundation, a resolute sense of self from which deep and enduring, not shallow and superficial, success can be found. Groundedness does not eliminate ambition and striving; rather, it situates these qualities and channels them in more meaningful ways.

Interweaving case studies, modern science, and time-honored lessons from ancient wisdom traditions such as Buddhism, Stoicism, and Taoism, Stulberg teaches listeners how to cultivate the habits and practices of a more grounded life. Listeners will learn:

  • Why patience is the key to getting where you want to go faster - in work and life - and how to develop it, pushing back against the culture’s misguided obsession with speed and “hacks”
  • How to utilize the lens of the wise observer in order to overcome delusion and resistance to clearly see and accept where you are - which is the key to more effectively getting where you want to go
  • Why embracing vulnerability is the key to genuine strength and confidence
  • The critical importance of “deep community”, or cultivating a sense of belonging and connection to people, places, and causes

Provocative and practical, The Practice of Groundedness is the necessary corrective to the frenetic pace and endemic burnout resulting from contemporary definitions of success. It offers a new - and better - way.

This audiobook includes a downloadble PDF of recommended reading from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Brad Stulberg (P)2021 Penguin Audio

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Such great information!

This book offers an encouraging perspective on how to live your life with more purpose and a greater sense of care. I will definitely listen again; I highly recommend it!

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Most Emphatic Book on performance I have ever read

Just get it and listen to it …
No B.S , no hype , just raw honesty & vulnerability

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Thank goodness

Much needed in a world of doing, don’t forget about the being- work toward bridging the gap! Work on your practise!

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Great self development

Liked the format, the pace, the science and the personal story.
Interesting to listen to and I bought the book.

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good but doesn’t stand out

lots of good stuff here, but i didn’t feel like it stood out compared to similar books. To be fair i also felt like i listened to it while multi-tasking (ironic i know) so i probably didn’t get as much out of this as i should have. Didn’t have any epiphanies anyway. overall id still recommend though

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