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the cover jacket "Die Empty is a tool for people who aren't willing to put off their most important work for another day.
Todd Henry explains the forces that keeps us in stagnation and introduces a process for instilling consistent practices into your life that will keep you on a true and steady course.
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Everything that needs to be said has already been said, But since no one was listening, everything must be said again, Andre Gide

This quote came to mind as I was reading through the book, If you are an avid reader of selfgrowth books that has a focus on career growth, you will find that a lot of the subjects Todd Henry writes about have been written elsewhere the book feels very familiar and in time, will readers might feel it redundant to read further.


The difference between this book and others may be that it offers a lot of probing questions that make the readers think about the subject.
It gives you a lot to think about, which I think is good, Rather than feeding its readers information, the book forces us to take part in a discussion and come up with something of our own.


Some books make us feel really energetic after reading it it might be because of the inspiration we receive it might be because of the new information we want to apply.
Some books make us feel "cold" after reading it just because it's a bore, and nothing new has been learned,
For this book, I feel lukewarm towards it and that isn't necessarily a good thing, A disclaimer is in order, I have been a Todd Henry enthusiast since I read his first book, The Accidental Creative: How to be Brilliant at a Moments Notice.
His regular podcast is on my weekly “must listen to” list, I was thrilled when I heard the title and theme of his second book, Im what business guru, Ken Blanchard, calls a “raving fan” of Todds work, Admittedly, Im biased not just because we share the same first name,

Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day is about how we can unleash our best work each day and increase the odds that we wont regret the work weve done when we come to the end of our life.
Its about living full so we can die empty,

What I like most about Todds writing is his courage, He doesnt hesitate to call out the fluffy platitudes that we are fed in too many business and career books, He doesnt shy away from saying that success and our best work will require effort and selfdiscipline, Those two things go against the grain of our comfort driven culture, I was practically cheering out loud when he said, “You cannot pursue comfort and greatness at the same time, ”

One popular fallacy Todd takes on that resonated with me was, “The Passion Fallacy, ” We are told countless times to just “follow your passion” and the money will follow you, Besides the obvious impracticality of this advice, How many of us actually do get paid for playing video games all day Todd points out that it is a selfish approach to finding meaningful work.
Eventually the passion dies down and we are left searching for a different obsession,

A better approach is asking, “What value can I add” instead of “What can I get” When we pose the question this way, it correctly reminds us that we are not the center of the world.
We know that when we are the center of our own world, its a very small worldafter all,

Another example of Todds courage occurs in the chapter titled, “Finding Your Voice,” which tackles discovering our unique expression of value through our lifes journey.
He challenged me when he wrote, “Great work results when you stop doing only what you know you can do and instead begin pursuing what you believe you might be able to do with a little focused effort.
” In the infamous words of television character Barney Stinson Played by Neil Patrick Harris on How I Met Your Mother, “Challenge accepted!”

Todds writing tone is one we would find from a buddy who is sitting across the table having coffee with us.
Its friend to friend encouraging conversation rather than top down pronouncements, In addition, his stories are nicely balanced with practical applications and probing questions at the end of every chapter,

This is the type of book I can see myself rereading on a yearly basis to keep myself on track in fulfilling my lifes mission.


The message of the book is simply stated: “Dont go to your grave with your best work still inside of you, Choose to die empty. ”

May that be true for us all,
Your days are finite, One day, they will run out, As a friend of mine likes to say, "You know, the death rate is hovering right around one hundred percent, " pg

Todd Henry has given the world a calltoaction with Die Empty, The book is one big reminder that one day you yes, you! will die and he imparts some useful tools to help you discover what you're meant to do and then to do it to the best of your ability.


"If there is one overriding goal of this book it is this: to bring a new found clarity and sense of urgency to how you approach your work on a daily basis, and over your lifetime.
" pgs

Henry is into catchy acronyms and veers very close to empty motivational jargon, But, I feel, he pulls himself back in time,

"No one charts a course for mediocrity, yet it's still a destination of choice, It's chosen in small ways over time, and those tiny, seemingly inconsequential decisions accumulate until they result in a state of crisis, pg

I learned a great deal from his abc's of mediocrity that include "comfort zone" as the letter C, If I am guilty of anything, it is finding my comfort zone boundaries and then staying carefully inside of them, Henry believes you do the world a disservice when you don't push yourself, Who knows how much you can do if you don't try

"Growth is about daily, measured, and disciplined action, It's about embracing purposeful skill development and pursuing new opportunities that stretch you a step beyond your comfort zone, even when it means venturing boldly into the unknown.
" pg

You escape your comfort zone, Henry says, by creating goals in steps, sprints and stretches, Steps are goals that can be accomplished in one day, Sprints are completed in one or two weeks, Stretches are a big goal that takes longer than that,

Throughout much of the book, the lesson seems to be act, observe, and act again, It touches on everything from fear of failure and delusions to inflated egos and effective communication, Die Empty could be described as a onestopshop for almost anything that holds you back from "unleashing your best work every day".


Henry even addresses the fact that no self help book is the complete answer for anyone, The final ingredient in any lasting change or improvement in your life is you,

You can have the map, and there can be gas in the tank, but unless you're willing to fire up the engine and put your foot on the gas, you'll never get anywhere.
Intention and theory don't change the world decisive action does, " pg

Recommended for readers who are unwilling to settle for less than their very best work every day, مت فارغا لتود هنري.
تود هنري كاتب أمريكي.
لقد جذبني العنوان كثيرا ولا أجد ضرا في قول ذلك
فنعم أنا انجذب للعنوان ولكني لا أقع في الفخ بمعنى
لا أقتنيه مباشرة بل اتصفحه واقرأ المقدمة والفهرس
حتى إذا أعجبني حصلت عليه وهكذا حدث مع هذا
الكتاب فلقد ذهبت إلى معرض جدة الدولي للكتاب
وهو من ضمن قائمتي القصيرة التي لا تتجاوز السبعة
كتب, .
لقد جاء هذا الكتاب في وقت عصيب بالنسبة لي وإن
كنت لا أهتم كثيرا بنهاية العام وبداية السنة الجديدة
كما أراها حاليا في مواقع التواصل وكأننا سننطلق لأول
مرة في مضمار الحياة. .
ليست لدي أهداف مكتوبة للعام الجديد هي فقط هواجس
روحية وأفكار تلح علي باستمرار ولا ينتهي هذا الإلحاح
إلا بتنفيذها وهذا موتها فموت الفكرة لدي بتحقيقها
ولهذا لا أجدني احرص كثيرا على تدوين الأهداف المستقبلية. .
جاء هذا الكتاب بمفهوم مغاير في وقت كنت بحاجة لمن
يدفعني لأن أكون فارغا من كل شيء ولا أندم لو رحلت غدا
من على وجه البسيطة. .
هو يريد أن يخبرك ألا تكتم شيئا بداخلك من مشاريع وأفكار
ومشاعر وأمنيات وطموح افرغ هذا من قالبك الداخلي
وصبه في وجه الحياة حتى ترى هذه الهواجس النفسية وقد
صارت واقعا ملموسا وهو يساعدك بالتقنيات والخطوات
والإرشادات لتحقق ما يطلبه منك في كل فصل,
الكتاب عبارة عن اثني عشر فصلا ويبدأ كل فصل بعبارة
ملهمة لأحد الأعلام والتي تكون مفتاحا للفصل نفسه.
ما يميز هذا الكتاب عن غيره أنه واقعي ويضرب أمثلة
مما يعايشه الفرد من وقائع تحصل له في اليوم والليلة
في البيت والشارع والعمل ومع الأصدقاء والعائلة إلخ.
من الفصول التي شدتني كثيرا فصل تأقلم بثقة والذي
كان يتحدث عن تضخم الأنا ولكن بطريقة عكسية
لقد نفذ هذ الفصل إلى شعاف قلبي وهتك سجوف صدري
واستقر به المقام في السويداء.
يملك الكاتب أسلوبا جذابا في الوصول للفكرة دون تعقيد
لفظي أو مناورات لغوية وأعتقد أن المترجم الأستاذ
عمر فايد قد أحسن في الترجمة على أني لم اطلع على
النسخة الإنجليزية بيد أن حدسي يخبرني أن المترجم
قد أجاد في صنيعه,
إنه من الكتب التي تصطحبها معك في رحلتك وسيارتك
ومقر عملك خفيف النفس جيد الإهاب ممتع في الأسلوب
وكلما اغلقته عدت له سريعا كعودة مشتاق إلى مشتاق. .
الكتاب من القطع المتوسط يقع فيصفحة من
إصدرات دار صفحة رقم سبعة والصادر عامم.
مت فارغا. . أول الكتب التي ترجمتها لصالح دار نشر صفحة سبعة
كتاب للمؤلف الأميركي تود هنري والذي صدر للمرة الأولى في عاماستلهم تود هنري فكرة كتابه أثناء حضوره اجتماع عمل عندما سأل مدير أميركي الحضور قائلا: ما هي أغنى أرض في العالم
فأجابه أحدهم: بلاد الخليج الغنية بالنفط.
وأضاف آخر: مناجم الألماس في إفريقيا.
فعقب المدير قائلا: بل هي المقبرة!
نعم إنها المقبرة هي أغنى أرض في العالم لأن ملايين البشر رحلوا إليها "أي ماتوا" وهم يحملون الكثير من الأفكار القيمة التي لم تخرج للنور ولم يستفد منها أحد.
ألهمت هذه الإجابة تود هنري لكتابة كتابه الرائع "مت فارغا" والذي بذل فيه قصارى جهده لتحفيز البشر بأن يفرغوا ما لديهم

من أفكار وطاقات كامنة في مجتمعاتهم وتحويلها إلى شيء ملموس قبل فوات الأوان وأجمل ما قاله تود هنري في كتابه "لا تذهب إلى قبرك وأنت تحمل في داخلك أفضل ما لديك اختر دائما أن تموت فارغا".
مت فارغا The firstpages or so resonated with me, mostly because I waste a lot of time deviating from wellintentioned plans, I also love the title, The rest of it was painfully boring, Better selfhelp lessons might be found in the writings of Marcus Aurelius, I'm pretty sure he "died empty" without giving too much thought to catch phrases like the "Seven Deadly Sins of Mediocrity, "

The author's ideas are fine, but the writing is dull and clichéd: Engage today with urgency and diligence, Plant seeds every day that will yield a harvest later,

Sigh. The title says it all, the book is empty!
Pretty dull, full of common truth told much better elsewhere, Had to force my self through/than I couldnt take it any more Finished this book during the COVIDquarantine,March ,:PM.


"It's easy to get lost and wake up many years later in a strange land asking yourself, "where am I, how did I get here, and how do I go back " "

This is one of the few nonfiction workrelated books I've read, which is not my togoto genre, so this book was like a sweet introduction to that.


Die empty is a book that discusses how to treat your job the way it should be treated, it claims that unlike most books and opinions
that demands to focus on personal life and treat our job as justhours in which we go, do a certain task and go home.

This book says that our job should be more than that,

whether you love or hate your job, I believe you can find yourself somewhere in this book, the most amazing thing about it
is that it tells you the things that you already know and believe but afraid to say even to yourself, and also
mentions new things that open new perspectives you didn't know existed before.


Another thing I liked about this book is that it first explains the problem, then tells you what you can do about it.

It actually gives you practical hard solutions, in addition to the practices at the end of each chapter,

Overall I think this book was amazing and I believe that everyone should read it :

Quotes that I loved and highlighted on my kindle :

Waiting for the permission to act is the easy way out
Don't go to your grave with your best work inside you.
Choose to die empty.
You may be doing great work, and you may be doing a lot of work, but you're not making progress in a way that is personally meaningful.


and waaaay to many other quotes,

I loved this book,