Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

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In one of my classes, we read an old prayer each week. It has unfamiliar words that can be odd and hard to say. Few people ever volunteer to read it. Last week, this book kept nagging me to just do it and read the prayer. I was nervous but when the teacher asked for a volunteer, I immediately raised my hand. It went well and I am glad I did it, but had it not been for this book, I never would have read that prayer to the class. Do Hard Things is so important. It is challenging teenagers to rebel against the low expectations placed on them. And the voices that are asking teens to rise to meet this challenge are voices from their own generation. That thrills me." Alex and Brett are the real deal and Do Hard Things is a real wake up call, not just for young people, but for all God’s people. I can’t recommend it highly enough.” Viktor Frankl, his famous book Man's Search for Meaning, and his Logotherapy. Post-traumatic growth (PTG).

Alex and Brett capture the passion and potential of our generation perfectly in this book. In Do Hard Thingsthey encourage us to go above and beyond the status quo in everything from schoolwork to serving the poor. This is a truly unique and sorely needed book." This is an important book. And not just for those wanting to launch successfully into adulthood, but also for discontent twenty- and thirty-somethings who long to be catapulted into significance." I'm not discrediting them for trying, but take a look at Eragon and Throne of Glass. Those books aren't exactly high quality material and the authors, who were fifteen and sixteen when they started writing them, have improved so much over the years.Good Morning America Adele insists Glennon Doyle's book 'Untamed' changed her outlook on life ahead of body transformation Alex and Brett think that it's time for teens - specifically Christian teens - to get with it. Together, this gifted brother and brother-duo challenges us to transform the way we think about the teen years through Scripture, statistics, engaging real-life stories, examples from history, and scenarios from modern day teens who are choosing to do hard things...for the glory of God.

Adult expectations for youth are too low. And these twins are out to raise them. Don’t adapt to the low cultural expectations for youth. Set high ones. Youth can become examples for adults. Think that way. Dream that way. Or as the Harris brothers would say, ‘Rebel against low expectations.’” Do a rapid brain dump of everything you know about the task. Without filtering, write down what you do know how to do, what you know about the topic, what you know that’s similar to the topic, etc. Write until you’ve listed absolutely everything you know about the task.Do Hard Things is the Harris twins' revolutionary message in its purest and most compelling form, giving readers a tangible glimpse of what is possible for teens who actively resist cultural lies that limit their potential. Tough people are able to adjust and pour their ability to persist into a new worthwhile goal; it’s switching from trying to write a chapter to simply outlining your thoughts