The Happiness of Pursuit

by Chris Guillebeau

[Hillary]

I love his blog The Art of NonConformity so when I heard that he had this book out I downloaded it from the library. It basically talks about people who have quests.  Like some want to travel and some want to do other things. Lest you think that you need millions of dollars to do something he breaks it down and you can see what you really can afford. I always thought that the people who went on such grand adventures  had a good sized sum in their pockets but they really don't. He broke some quest down into what the actual costs were and I was surprised at how little some people spent, especially those who travel. It all comes down to what you are willing to sacrifice to accomplish.

At first I wondered what was the point of having a quest, then I realized that it is to make yourself happy. I mean we all have one of those goals that just won't leave us alone. For me, it is to read and review 200 books in a year. I have had this ambition for years. Then I realized when I saw his definition of a quest that I was embarking upon a quest of my own. Why do I want to so it? For no other reason that I can and to do it would make me happy.

I really enjoyed seeing all the kinds of quests that people went on. One man took a vow a silence and walked everywhere in protest of the oil industry. Others do other things for their own reasons. Not all were successful. There were some that failed.

While I really enjoyed this book it wasn't a life changer or anything.  didn't have that damn now THATS  a great idea like I do with some books which is why it only got 4 stars. But it is still a good read.This review was originally posted on Adventures in Never Never Land