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Just the Good Stuff
By Jim VandeHei
★★★★★
3.0
Harmony/Rodale
Description
A deeply personal, authentic, and clear-eyed guide to navigating today’s complex world and building a meaningful, successful career and life—no matter where you start out—from the bestselling author and cofounder of Axios and Politico.
Jim VandeHei’s high school guidance counselor laid it out clearly: VandeHei wasn’t cut out for college. In 1990, you could find him proving the counselor’s case emphatically, preferring beer to books and delivering pizzas to mapping out career plans. He attended a two-year school before smuggling himself into the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where after a year he had racked up a 1.4 GPA and was on the verge of getting the boot.
Everything changed when he discovered his passions: politics and journalism.
VandeHei went on to cover the presidency and cofound two of the biggest modern news outlets, Politico and Axios, the media companies that upended and revolutionized journalism. He took notes every step of the way. And in Just the Good Stuff, his debut as a solo author, VandeHei writes the book he wishes someone had handed him when he was floundering—not a compendium of conventional wisdom but a real-world guide to achieving that other “good stuff,” health, wealth, happiness, all the blessings and exquisite pleasures we loosely group under that oft used but still under-appreciated rubric—success.
Delivered in his hallmark no-word-wasted style, VandeHei offers essential, no-BS guidance on how to handle everything from finding a calling to building a team to navigating the realities of a changing workplace, showing us that no matter how inauspicious our beginnings, no matter how far down the ladder we begin, no matter what kind of challenges we face, a fulfilling life is within our reach.
Jim VandeHei’s high school guidance counselor laid it out clearly: VandeHei wasn’t cut out for college. In 1990, you could find him proving the counselor’s case emphatically, preferring beer to books and delivering pizzas to mapping out career plans. He attended a two-year school before smuggling himself into the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where after a year he had racked up a 1.4 GPA and was on the verge of getting the boot.
Everything changed when he discovered his passions: politics and journalism.
VandeHei went on to cover the presidency and cofound two of the biggest modern news outlets, Politico and Axios, the media companies that upended and revolutionized journalism. He took notes every step of the way. And in Just the Good Stuff, his debut as a solo author, VandeHei writes the book he wishes someone had handed him when he was floundering—not a compendium of conventional wisdom but a real-world guide to achieving that other “good stuff,” health, wealth, happiness, all the blessings and exquisite pleasures we loosely group under that oft used but still under-appreciated rubric—success.
Delivered in his hallmark no-word-wasted style, VandeHei offers essential, no-BS guidance on how to handle everything from finding a calling to building a team to navigating the realities of a changing workplace, showing us that no matter how inauspicious our beginnings, no matter how far down the ladder we begin, no matter what kind of challenges we face, a fulfilling life is within our reach.
Summary by AI
Just the Good Stuff: Why Liberals and Conservatives Fight All the Time and Why They Can't Stop by Jim VandeHei
Author's Background: Jim VandeHei is a co-founder of Axios, a news organization known for its concise and nonpartisan reporting.
Main Theme: The book explores the deep political divide in the United States and argues that both liberals and conservatives are to blame for the current state of affairs.
Key Points:
- Polarization is driven by fear and tribalism: Both sides fear the other and see them as a threat to their values.
- Media and social media amplify the divide: News outlets and social media platforms cater to their respective audiences, reinforcing their biases.
- Political leaders exploit the divide: Politicians use fear and division to mobilize their base and win elections.
- There is a lack of common ground: Liberals and conservatives have fundamentally different worldviews and values, making it difficult to find common solutions.
- The solution lies in finding common ground: The author argues that both sides need to find ways to work together and focus on shared goals.
Reputation:
- Positive: Praised for its clear and concise analysis of the political divide.
- Negative: Criticized for being too simplistic and not offering enough solutions.
Who Should Read It:
- Anyone interested in understanding the current political climate in the United States.
- People who want to bridge the political divide and find common ground.
- Journalists and political analysts.
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