Matthew shares his life story on how to treat life as a verb, to just keep livin. Through his free-spirited, courageous experiences, Greenlights taught the importance of honesty, discipline, and most importantly respecting oneself. His pursuit of honesty, living life with clarity with one self, inspires me to live life the same so I will have zero regrets.
🎨 Impressions
This book is amazingly written, I have never been so captivated by a book
I have never laughed so hard
I have never thought so hard
This book has inspired me to instill a re-found sense of creativity and expression
Matthew’s poetry, notes, and eulogy reminds me of the creative self I was as a kid, and how I can harness these actions to express life. Life is about expressing yourself in creative ways, let's continue to do that.
How I Discovered It
Emma showed me the book during a period of stress in our relationship. This book changed the way I think about our relationship, my current life, and how to best approach the future to become A BETTER PERSON.
Who Should Read It?
A person that is struggling with self-identity.
A person that struggles amid the immense noise that society casts upon them
A person who is not sure of what his goals are, what he wants in life, and whether or not his/her goals are truly what they want to do
A person who struggles with honesty with themselves but understands it is a major issue
A person who wants to become happier
A person who is a person.
☘️ How the Book Changed Me
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💡 How my life / behaviour / thoughts / ideas have changed as a result of reading the book.
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The two main things that pop in my mind is discipline and honesty
At the end of the day, the person we see in the mirror, the person we go to bed with every night, is ourselves. We can defraud people, but we know deep down that we are defrauding ourselves.
I have learned how to be honest, but more importantly, the IMPORTANCE of honesty.
Being brutal enough to tell myself that there is something wrong, that I am weak and it is ok, that the current thing (despite what everyone tells you) is not the right thing to do.
discipline: I have learned, from this book and my life experience, that a man’s word needs to be counted. If I say something, I must do it
Therefore, before I say something, I must understand myself and my capabilities to handle the consequences of my words and actions so I can REPRESENT them.
✍️ My Top 3 Quotes
The person you get in bed every single night is yourself