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  • Everyday Sisu

  • Tapping into Finnish Fortitude for a Happier, More Resilient Life
  • By: Katja Pantzar
  • Narrated by: Jade Wheeler
  • Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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Everyday Sisu

By: Katja Pantzar
Narrated by: Jade Wheeler
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Publisher's summary

Discover how the happiest people on earth survive - and thrive - through tough times using inner strength and courage.

Sisu is a powerful mindset that makes Finland one of the happiest countries in the world, despite long winters, social isolation, and a history of challenging times.

In Everyday Sisu, journalist Katja Pantzar explores the simple practices that make Finnish life so stable, sustainable, and healthy for body and mind, even when life doesn’t go as planned. You’ll discover ways to boost your mental and physical resilience to face life’s challenges head-on, including:

  • connecting with nature
  • strengthening community
  • using what you have
  • reframing what you can’t control
  • adopting a solutions mindset
  • finding strength in the struggle

Featuring insights from Finnish experts in mental health, wellness, sustainability, social justice, and more, this practical and empowering guide presents a road map for overcoming what you thought you couldn’t - and finding hope and tools to create a brighter way forward.

* This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that includes the Glossary of Finnish Words Relating to Sisu from the book.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Katja Pantzar (P)2022 Penguin Audio
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Very good

Great narrator, everything sisu! Short but to the point. I am glad I got it!

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liked it

I really liked this book and I found it quite interesting although I will admit to enjoying her previous book " The Finnish way" a little more

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50% virtue signaling / 10% personal story / 24% filler / 1% SISU?

In the authors defense, I have only listened to 30 minutes and really don’t have the SISU to continue so maybe it becomes coherent later on.

Wikipedia says “Sisu is a Finnish word variously translated as stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness.” I read the Wikipedia article while listening to the book because after 25 minutes it seemed clear that the author had no clear understanding of this topic to transmit to the reader. She’s constantly introducing people that she claims are experts, and then using their words and describing her idea of what they mean this to me, seems like a university report that a student would write.

Narrator has a great voice.

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Literally the worst book I’ve listened to on Audible

At first I was annoyed at the narrator for the juvenile tone, but I upon further listen she was accurately depicting juvenile writing. The work screams “blog post” stretched into a novel because the author needed to publish another book to get paid. Give yourself the gift of Sisu and pass on this book.

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Absolutely Nothing to do with Sisu

What could have been an enjoyable self-help book, this book instead tries to compare its topics to the warrior spirit of the Finnish culture, known as Sisu, Either the author, who is not Finnish, does not understand Sisu; or the book’s publisher knew it wouldn’t sell without a trendy/catchy title, Either way, look elsewhere if wanting to learn about Sisu.

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Alright

It was pretty repetitive and the ideas shared were quite basic and self explanatory. Get outside to feel better, cut out toxic people, care about the environment, find community. It does seem like a click bait article that someone had to make into a book.

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