The Little Book of Life Skills

by Erin Zammett Ruddy

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Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Little Book of Life Skills is a nifty handbook and guide for learning how to perform various necessary tasks; "life hacks" if you will. Due out 15th Sept 2020 from Hatchette on their Grand Central Publishing imprint, it's 272 pages and will be available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.

This is a fun and very eclectic collection which includes gems from how to fold sheets to asking for a raise, getting out the door efficiently (and without forgetting anything in the morning, blending the perfect smoothie, jump starting a car and much much more. The tips and tricks are arranged very roughly thematically: wake up and get ready for the day, get from point A to point B, work smarter, have a productive workday, get organized at home, make chores easier, clean anything, be handy, dinnertime tasks, hosting (and guesting), self-care, self confidence (up your personal game), up your interpersonal game, and finish the day strong. There are numerous contributors and the tutorials/suggestions are roughly 2 pages each. There's a contributor bio, lots of links for further reading, and the book seems mostly oriented toward younger fully adult readers, especially those starting out on their own for the first time.

Four stars. Lots of good takeaways here.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.