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365 Ways To Change the World

How to Make a Difference-- One Day at a Time

About The Book

From the acclaimed author of The Ritual Effect comes an imaginative handbook of conscious acts of kindness for anyone who wants to make a positive difference in the world.

You want to make a difference in the world, but don't know where to begin. Now you can. 365 Ways to Change the World is a comprehensive guide full of exciting ways that are more personal and fun than merely writing a check. Packed with information, ideas, and tips for every day of the year, 365 Ways to Change the World is an approachable way to ultimately achieve something positive, without the need for special skills.

Some daily examples include:

-Observe a "Buy Nothing Day"
-Plant a "peace pole"
-Sew a panel for an AIDS memorial quilt
-Collect rainwater to water your plants

The suggestions cover twelve important areas in which you can influence change, including in your local community, as a consumer, making a cultural contribution, and addressing problems such as the environment, health, and human rights. You can go through the book day by day or use the index to flip to the issues that concern you most. Great to give as well as to keep, this is an inspiring, practical resource for making the world a better place—one day at a time.

About The Author

Photograph by Steph Stevens

Michael Norton is the Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He has studied human behavior as it relates to love and inequality, time and money, and happiness and grief. He is the author of The Ritual Effect and the coauthor—with Elizabeth Dunn—of Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending. In 2012, he was selected by Wired magazine as one of “50 People Who Will Change the World.” His TEDx talk, How to Buy Happiness, has been viewed nearly 4.5 million times. He is a frequent contributor to such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Scientific American, and has made numerous television, radio, and podcast appearances.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Atria Books (January 2, 2007)
  • Length: 400 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780743297783

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"Michael Norton is a one-man ideas factory." -- The Guardian (UK)

"If you want to make a difference this year then I can do no better than recommend 365 Ways to Change the World by Michael Norton. His handbook makes it easy." -- The Daily Telegraph (UK)

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