Title: How to Human: Three Ways to Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divides, and Disconnects Us
Author: Carlos Whittaker
Pages: 240
Publisher: WaterBrook
Publishing Date: January 24th 2023
Genre: Christian Nonfiction
Themes: human connection, community
Format: Kindle
Rating: 3*
GoodReads synopsis for How to Human
These are crazy times, people. We are more agitated than ever. We’re fighting. Wrestling with big issues. Less connected than ever to one another and to God. It’s a perfect debilitating anxiety, crashing relationships, and forgetting what it feels like to, well, be human .
In How to Human, author, speaker, and social-media personality Carlos Whittaker offers a fresh vision for becoming the best versions of ourselves. We can refuse to let disagreements define us. We can say no to becoming upset, rage-filled humans and say yes to fuller, happier lives. It begins as we make the shift from “me” to “we” to “everybody” in a three-part journey to be human, see fellow humans, and free those around us.
You’ll think, laugh, and be inspired by this practical guide, which reveals how to help others, how to hope fiercely, and how to experience the thrill of being fully human. Carlos describes a radical path of love—one that requires us to become builders rather than demolitionists. One that gets personal. One that moves toward others in faith rather than away in fear. One that, when times get crazy, is willing to get crazier (in a good way). One that understands the big joy of how to human.
My thoughts on How to Human
I am tempted to say this is your standard 240 pages Christian nonfiction book. And it does have that number of page. However, there is substance to it. Although I live outside US, I did recognise the trends Whittaker talks about in the people I see on a daily basis.
For someone who follows Carlos Whittaker online, namely on Instagram, many of the stories he tells won't be new. I don't, so it was newer material for me. He writes in a friendly manner, I'd imagine almost like talking to his Instagram community aka Instafamilia on stories. I found this tone approachable and easy to like. There were a few thoughts and ideas I liked, but it's not necessarily ground breaking. Sometimes all you need is a refresher of the things you already know.
I recommend this as a slow read. One chapter at a time, probably, would be enough to think about. It's surely more applicable States-side since the book deals with issues the Americans have to face every day. It's a call to humanity and love for the neighbour.
I received a free e-book copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley. However, all thoughts expressed in this review are my own.
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