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Lost & Found

Nine Life-Changing Lessons About Stuff from Someone Who Lost Everything
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This book is a personal and research-driven exploration of the author's experience after losing nearly everything in a fire.

It delves into the psychological and environmental aspects of consumerism, minimalism, and the emotional attachment to material possessions.

The book is divided into nine chapters, each focusing on a different lesson, and includes extensive research, conversations with experts, and personal anecdotes.

It challenges common beliefs about social status and material goods, offering practical advice and reflective questions for readers to implement positive changes in their own lives.

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Mentioned in 2 episodes

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David Brooks
to illustrate the importance of being seen and understood, especially at the end of life.
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How to know a person | David Brooks in conversation with Ray Suarez
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Dan Harris
as a memoir about processing a huge loss and gain, and living with the commingle of happiness and pain.
Loss is Inevitable. Here’s How to Handle It | Kathryn Schulz
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Zohra Saed
in relation to her work in Lost and Found where she wrote about mistranslations.
Zohra Saed and Sahar Muradi, "One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature" (U Arkansas Press, 2010)
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Ryan Holiday
as a memoir about the loss of her father and wrestling with grief.
Daily Dad and Kathryn Schulz on Learning from Loss and Grief
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Helen Chandler-Wilde
as she discusses the lessons she learned after losing all her belongings in a fire.
What You Learn From Losing Everything

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