Editorial Review:
In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals—from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career—who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating: 
Helped Me Choose Quickly  2008-09-29
At a time in my life when I have the opportunity to make choices about what to do next, this book helped me gain perspective by telling the stories of others' choices. I credit it with helping me to just choose the path where I have the most interest rather than continue to ponder and agonize over the perfect fit. I rarely get audiobooks but this time I enjoyed listening to Po Bronson's voice in my car during a couple long drives. Only 4 stars because the title implies more of a self-help book when it is really a collection of mini-biographies of people choosing a direction for their lives.
Inspiring read that leaves you with something to think about  2008-09-06
I think it this book is a great read and I recommend it to people who are wondering "what to do" with their lives. A collection of inspiring stories about different people and how they came into their lives. I found it a thoroughly satisfying read. Wide variety of personal stories, delivered in a pithy and straightforward way. I really like this book and I think it will resonate with anybody who has experienced the difficult of making and living with life and career choices. It would even be useful for recent college grads who are 'searching' for their corner of the world.
Although some would call this a "self-help" book, I disagree. It's inspirational, but it is not prescriptive. Po Bronson leaves it up to the reader to make of this book what they will.
Po-ly Executed  2008-08-13
As you read this book, it occurs to you that Po Bronson is nowhere NEAR as smart as he thinks he is. Of course, that only occurs to you after it dawns on you that he is a pompous idiot who thinks himself a genius. Isn't that the most annoying kind of idiot, after all?
Anyway, Bronson apparently convinced some people to open up their lives to him so that he could either write annoying, limp-wristed paeans to them, praising their industrious souls or so that he could cruelly rake them over the coals and mock how lazy, stupid and spaced-out they are. After reading a few of his snide, superior, hyper-critical appraisals of peoples' lives, you begin to fantasize about the semi-talented Po Bronson getting the same treatment. If the quality of product reflected in this book is anything to go by, Po Bronson should have never "changed course" to become a "writer."
Certainly not recommended.
Great title, doesn't deliver 2008-06-02
The few stories that are helpful are completely overshadowed by the rest of the book which really has nothing to do with his premise. The author's armchair pseudo psychological evaluation of the people he interviews completely muddles their stories. This book would be so much better if he culled more than half of them and got himself out of the way of the remainder.
Excellent not-self help book; beyond sentiments and cliches 2008-04-30
I love this book. It did not "change" my life. It did afford me a lot of insight into how people actually change their lives, beyond sentiments and cliches of self help books. It reads like a novel. And it is certainly not all about white over educated or indulgent people - anyone who states this clearly has not even flipped through the chapters!
It tells stories of poor and rich, immigrants, privileged and under privileged people who all changed their lives. And most of them have moved away from self indulgent lives, towards serving what they feel is a purpose. That is why I'm so fascinated by this book.
It comes off as extremely truthful, rather than moralistic. Po does not leave out nuances and negative aspects to serve an opinion or teach a tale.
If you believe in becoming wiser by contemplating real life stories for yourself and drawing your own conclusions, this is a fascinating book.
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