An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth
What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything
About the book
After watching the Apollo 11 Moon landing as a nine-year-old on a farm in rural Canada, Chris Hadfield decided to become an astronaut. His 2013 memoir follows that ambition through his years as a fighter and test pilot, his first flight aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis, a spacewalk to install the Canadarm2 robotic arm, and almost five months on the International Space Station, which he came to command. Along the way he describes daily life in orbit and the counterintuitive habits he learned at NASA, such as preparing for the worst, caring what others think and sweating the small stuff. In 2014 it took the CBA Libris award for non-fiction book of the year.
Ramit Sethi includes it among 50 books he recommends, and James Altucher added it to his list of ten books to expand the brain. WiderFunnel founder Chris Goward counts it among books that taught him a new way of thinking.
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Gabriel Coarna (Founder/Readable)
I started reading "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" as soon as I finished watching Chris Hadfield give this talk.
James Altucher (Founder/StockPickr)
And while you are at it, throw in “Bounce” by Mathew Syed, who was the UK Ping Pong champion when he was younger. I love any book where someone took their passion, documented it, and shared it with us. That’s when you can see the subleties, the hard work, the luck, the talent, the skill, all come together to form a champion. Heck, throw in, “An Astronaut’s Guide to Earth” by Commander Chris Hadfield.
Chris Goward (Founder/WiderFunnel & GO Group Digital)
Here are some of the books that have been very impactful for me, or taught me a new way of thinking: [...] An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.
Ramit Sethi (Founder/GrowthLab)
On Ramit Sethi’s Here are 50 books I recommend
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