The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World

Chris Guillebeau

Penguin, Sep 7, 2010 - Self-Help - 256 pages

If you've ever thought, "There must be more to life than this," The Art of Non-Conformity is for you.

Based on Chris Guillebeau's popular online manifesto "A Brief Guide to World Domination," The Art of Non-Conformity defies common assumptions about life and work while arming you with the tools to live differently. You'll discover how to live on your own terms by exploring creative self-employment, radical goal-setting, contrarian travel, and embracing life as a constant adventure.

Inspired and guided by Chris's own story and those of others who have pursued unconventional lives, you can devise your own plan for world domination-and make the world a better place at the same time.

Contents

• Setting the Terms: 25
• Smashing Through the Brick Wall of Fear: 45
• How to Fight Authority and Win: 67
• All the Things You Dont Need: 82
• Graduate School vs the Blogosphere: 105
• The Power of Your Own Small Army: 125
• The Personal Finance Journey: 149
• What They Say About Winners: 166
• Contrarian Adventures: 187
• Your Legacy Starts Now: 203
• Dangerous Ideas: 221
• Water and Ethiopia: 235

About the author

Chris Guillebeau is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The $100 Startup and The Happiness of Pursuit, and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Born for This. He is creator and host of the annual World Domination Summit, a gathering of cultural creatives that attracts such speakers as Susan Cain, Brené Brown, and Gretchen Rubin. Guillebeau speaks at dozens of events, companies, and universities, including Google, Facebook, SXSW, Evernote, LeWeb, and more. He recently completed a personal goal of visiting every country in the world.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World; A Perigee book
• Author: Chris Guillebeau
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Penguin, 2010
• ISBN: 0399536108, 9780399536106
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Careers / General; Self-Help / Motivational & Inspirational; Self-Help / Personal Growth / Success