Radically Content: Being Satisfied in an Endlessly Dissatisfied World

Radically Content: Being Satisfied in an Endlessly Dissatisfied World

by Jamie Varon
Radically Content: Being Satisfied in an Endlessly Dissatisfied World

Radically Content: Being Satisfied in an Endlessly Dissatisfied World

by Jamie Varon

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Overview

*Named Book of the Week by Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper*

“If you’ve spent the last couple years untangling yourself from Hustle Culture, and trying to find who you are outside of your achievements and productivity, then we've got just the book for you. Fans of Untamed, this is your next favorite read.” —POPSUGAR

“I’ve fallen in love with Jamie’s words and how she so effortlessly can make us feel united with them. She has a true gift of helping us realize that all of our ‘human’ moments are what make us so special. She is a real light in this world.” —Lucy Hale, Award-Winning Actress from Pretty Little Liars, The Hating Game, and more

Blending memoir, sharp social insights, and unique practical tools, author Jamie Varon is your guide to radical contentment—a satisfied life outside the bounds of societal expectations.

Too many of us are waiting for our lives to begin, putting our happiness on layaway for some future version where it all lines up, when we’ve accomplished it all, when we have the perfect career, bodies, partners, and when our lives finally feel “good enough.” But what is good enough? Who gets to decide? And when do we ever reach it?

Jamie takes a sharp, incisive look at the industries that are constantly telling us to do more, be more, and keep striving, pushing, and hustling—and shows you how to radically opt out of societal conditioning.

We’ve learned to be terrified of contentment, thinking it will lead us to complacency. Yet, being content in a world that profits off our dissatisfaction is not complacency. It’s revolutionary.

Radically Content makes the case for a new framework of living. Exploring themes like guilt, I’ll be happy when…, anxiety, settling, control, healing, shame, self-trust, and being our own worst enemies—not only will you unlearn the dogma of that discontent, but learn practical tools to create a more satisfied life for yourself, including:
 
  • Cultivating real self-trust
  • Defining your own version of “success”
  • Living with intention
  • Rewriting your personal narrative
  • Creating consistent and healing rituals

Packed with revelatory insights, Radically Content is an exhale. A respite from the chaos of our current world. A calm place to land when you’ve had enough with trying to be enough.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781631068478
Publisher: Rock Point
Publication date: 04/12/2022
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 411,763
Product dimensions: 8.60(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jamie Varon’s writing has been seen across the internet for over a decade, from her early days of personal blogging all the way to features in publications such as Teen Vogue, HuffPost, GOOD, Complex, and many more. Over the years, both her long-form essays and short-form prose have garnered millions of reads and views, using her signature style of combining personal story with universal themes. Jamie also shares her thoughts on building a life you really love with her many followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@jamievaron). In addition to her writing, she has a long-standing career as a branding expert, course creator, and graphic designer. Jamie is the author of Rock Point titles Radically Content and Radically Content: The Journal. Her website is jamievaron.com. Jamie lives in Calabasas, California.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Introduction An Endlessly Dissatisfied World 
PART 1
TO UNLEARN . . .
Chapter 1 Being Dissatisfied Is Normal 
Chapter 2 More Is Always Better 
Chapter 3 I’ll Be Happy When . ..
Chapter 4 I Can Never Settle 
Chapter 5 I’m My Own Worst Enemy
(and So Is Everyone Else) 
Chapter 6 Social Media Makes Me Feel Bad 
Chapter 7 Shame Motivates Me 
Chapter 8 Self-love Is Pretty, and Easy 
Chapter 9 I Should Feel Guilty 
PART 2
TO LEARN . . .
Chapter 10 Be Intentional About Your Life 
Chapter 11 The Freedom of Consistency 
Chapter 12 The Beauty of Experimentation 
Chapter 13 Release the Need for Control 
Chapter 14 Cultivate Real Self-trust 
Chapter 15 Let Life Be Easy on You 
Chapter 16 Write New Narratives
for Yourself 
Conclusion Joy for the Sake of Joy 
About the Author 
Acknowledgments 
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