TY - BOOK AU - Burnett,Bill AU - Evans,Dave TI - Designing your life: build a life that works for you SN - 9781784740245 AV - BF637.S4 B87 2016 U1 - 650.1 23 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - Chatto & Windus KW - Self-realization KW - Vocational guidance KW - Design KW - Social aspects KW - Decision making N1 - "Tried and tested in the Stanford life design lab."--Cover; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction: life by design -- 1. Start where you are -- 2. Building a compass -- 3. Wayfinding -- 4. Getting unstuck -- 5. Design your lives -- 6. Prototyping -- 7. How not to get a job -- 8. Designing your dream job -- 9. Choosing happiness -- 10. Failure immunity -- 11. Building a team -- Conclusion: a well designed life N2 - "Silicon Valley design innovators Bill Burnett and Dave Evans use their expertise to help you work out what you want - and how to get it. Their phenomenally successful Life Design course at Stanford University has been tried and tested by thousands of people, from students to mid-career professionals to retirees contemplating a whole new future. Now in book form for the first time, their simple method will teach you how to use basic design tools to create a life that will work for you."--Publisher's website ER -