The Invisible List: One Passion a Year, Every Year

Name: The Invisible List: One Passion a Year, Every Year
Brand: Harmony
SKU: 9780593980859
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Biographical Note:
Ravi Gupta is a serial entrepreneur across education, politics, media, and health. He is the co-founder of Arena, RePublic Schools, and Squadra Health. He currently leads The Branch, a nonprofit media company. A former school principal and Obama staffer, Gupta has appeared in Time, The New Republic, Wired, and more. His podcasts reach over 300,000 weekly listeners, and he is a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum, a Truman Scholar, and a Yale Law School graduate. He was born and raised in New York City.

Reading Line:
A road map for finally tackling what matters most

Review Quotes:
"In The Invisible List, Ravi Gupta confronts the quiet backlog of the dreams we all carry. With a blend of memoir, motivation, and actionable strategy, Gupta shares how a high-achieving life left him burned-out, unfulfilled, and disconnected--and how he reignited his spirit by dedicating himself to learning a single skill each year. This is a blueprint for joyfully rewriting your story, one passion at a time." --Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit

"In my work as a therapist, I see how often people defer their dreams until conditions are perfect--which means forever. Ravi Gupta knows this trap intimately, and he's offered us a profound gift: the compassionate mirror and practical map we need to make the most of our lives now." --Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

"Gupta gave me permission and a plan to rewild my yard--something I've always wanted to do but never quite dared. Full of inspiration and practical, tactical advice, The Invisible List will prove to you that you don't have to wait any longer to do that thing you've always wanted to do." --Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor

"This stunning book had me gripped from page one. The Invisible List is brilliant, hilarious, bracingly insightful, and genuinely mind-opening. Ravi Gupta is an irresistible writer, and this book will actually change your life." --Amy Chua, Yale law professor and New York Times bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and The Golden Gate

" The Invisible List is as inspiring as it is practical--a framework for making your next ten years deliberate and meaningful." --Gabe Wyner, bestselling author of Fluent Forever

" WARNING: Cracking open this book means you are likely to crack open yourself--your deepest doubts, desires, insecurities, and that whole new world you secretly want to conquer. If you've been trying to choose between grind and growth and, in your heart of hearts, want to choose the latter, here's your answer. And a road map." --Lenore Skenazy, author of Free-Range Kids

"Ravi Gupta reminds us that learning doesn't end with school or early adulthood--and that it is never too late to become serious learners again. The Invisible List is a generous, practical, and deeply human book about reclaiming dormant passions and building a life of continued growth." --John B. King, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Education and current chancellor of the State University of New York

"A book about all the dreams that lie dormant within us and how to bring them into reality . . . It may just inspire you to start something you've been holding back on." --Scott H. Young, author of Ultralearning

"Readers waiting for 'someday' will be inspired to finally start pursuing their dreams." --Publishers Weekly

Publisher Marketing:
Transform hobbies to habits in this guide to pursuing the things you never thought you had time for, right now.

"With a blend of memoir, motivation, and actionable strategy, Ravi Gupta shares how a high-achieving life left him burned-out, unfulfilled, and disconnected--and how he reignited his spirit by dedicating himself to learning a single skill each year."--Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit

We all have an "invisible list" of things that we say we'll do when we ﬁnally have the time: learn guitar, take up tennis, write a book, plant a butterﬂy garden. But life--jobs, families, the obligations of being a person--always gets in the way. The Invisible List is a blueprint for making those goals real. And the ﬁrst step? Giving yourself permission.

From educator and civic entrepreneur Ravi Gupta comes a bold, inspiring approach to resurrecting your passions, no matter how limited your time or money. After realizing that he had stopped doing anything for the sheer love of it, Gupta shifted course and decided to dedicate a full year to becoming competent in one of his long-deferred hobbies. No quitting allowed. It soon became a yearly pursuit that has included taking on screenwriting, surﬁng, and powerlifting--and has led him to ﬁnd new friends and a new focus and to discover that he is never too old to learn new things. Drawing on his successes as well as setbacks, Gupta shares how to create and fulﬁll your own invisible list, introducing concepts like

- THE LAUNCHPAD: a building-block skill that gets you in shape for more challenging years
- THE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME: an easy-to-access, affordable, and practical pursuit
- THE MENTAL MARATHON: a mind-sharpening hobby that grows your memory
- THE BIG ONE: something that takes a lot of time and resources--not impossible but requires planning
- THE GIVEBACK: an undertaking that builds community, empathy, and relationships

Part memoir, part guidebook, part manifesto, The Invisible List illustrates how to create a life worth living.

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