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My Long Life

A Guided Journal for Designing a Life of Love, Purpose, Well-Being, and Friendship at Any Age
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My Long Life is a deluxe guided journal inspired by Ayse Birsel's book Design the Long Life You Love. This flexi-bound companion invites readers to engage in creative self-exploration through design principles such as deconstruction and collaboration. Filled with dozens of prompts and exercises focused on Love, Purpose, Well-Being, and Friendship, it encourages thoughtful planning of goals and dreams for a fulfilling long life.

The journal features two-colour line illustrations on high-quality woodfree uncoated paper, making it ideal for writing, sketching, and dreaming. Additionally, it includes four sheets of bonus stickers to personalise the journaling experience.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This guided journal is perfect for individuals interested in personal development, creative journaling, and intentional living. It appeals to readers who appreciate design thinking and want to explore their aspirations in a structured yet imaginative way.

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Craft a long life you'll love with this interactive, illustrated guided journal, filled with dozens of prompts and questions about love, purpose, well-being, and friendship.

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Deluxe guided journal: This flexi-bound journal features two-colour line illustrations throughout on woodfree uncoated paper, perfect for writing, sketching, and dreaming.

Based on Design the Long Life You Love by Ayse Birsel: My Long Life is a guided journal companion to Design the Long Life You Love by renowned industrial designer, author, and teacher Ayse Birsel. In this guided journal, readers will draw on Ayse's design principles, including deconstruction:reconstruction, collaboration, holistic thinking, and more to explore their own plans, goals, and dreams for a long life.

Filled with dozens of prompts for designing your long life: Focused on the four pillars of Love, Purpose, Well-Being, and Friendship, My Long Life includes dozens of questions, interactive exercises, thought-starters, and sketching activities to unlock creative thinking.

Includes 4 sheets of bonus stickers: Readers can customise their journaling experience with the enclosed sticker sheets.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780762481170

Publisher: Running Press,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 December 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Running Press Adult

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Ayse (pronounced Eye-Shay) Birsel is one of the world's leading industrial designers. She has designed hundreds of products, from toilet seats to office systems to potato peelers to concept cars. You've probably held or sat on something she has designed for Herman Miller Knoll, Target, or Toyota, among many others. Her work has earned her several nicknames-Queen of Toilets, Queen Bee (for offices), and Design Evangelista. Interior Design Magazine awarded her Best of Year Industrial designer of 2020. She is one of the Most Creative People in Business according to Fast Company. She was recognized as one of the top eight coaches in the world by Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Distinguished Achievement Award for Coaching and Mentoring. She is the author of Design the Life You Love and is recognized as "The #1 Coach for Life Design." Her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Ayse was born in Turkey and came to New York City with a Fulbright scholarship, where she now lives and works.

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