The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Zander and Benjamin Zander, Ros is a family therapist, and landscape painter and Benjamin is the conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra and also a music professor both are very artistic and emerged in their respective field, Truly living there passion. Both did an astonishing job of summarizing their life experiences in this book. This book is an attempt to make your life more peaceful and relieved. 


Everything is Invented!

Take a look around you, everything you see is invented, even beyond the materials. The way we look at things, The way we compete, The way we judge ourselves, our beliefs everything is invented. So why don’t we invent a way of looking at life that benefits us? Why should we measure things from thresholds invented by society? You should believe in whatever makes you happy.


Give an A to everyone, when, about to be compared there is a strong feeling of anxiety, despair, and stress that can restrict the true potential. Giving an A even before the competition fades these feelings away, one day when the author asked the class how it feels like to be an A even before the semester ended, one of the Taiwanese students raised his hand, it is quite rare that an Asian student manages to speak up. He explained that out of these 70 students my rank was 68 but you say I am an A, I was confused for 3 weeks, I am no.68, professor zander says I am an A, but I am no.68, but the professor says I am an A. one day I discovered a much happier A then no.68, so I am an A. 


This is all invented that no.68 and that A, all is invented, so we should choose what brightens us and life around us.


It’s All about the point of view!

If you start to look at life in a new way, life becomes much easier. A shoe company was seeking to expand its business. Hence send two business managers to a city in Africa. One of them reported, disappointment, there is no hopes of business because no one wears shoes, another reported seamless possibilities because no one wears shoes. It’s all about the point of view. When stuck in a situation, you should think from the spectator's point of view, for example, your friend had a breakup and now life has no meaning to him, he is acting like a cliche heartbroken. In this scenario you are the spectator, you can see his situation and analyze it from a distance, you know that everything is fine and he just have to start hitting the gym again maybe pick up a new hobby and start working on himself, and will get a new girl in no time. This is called the spectator's point of view. When faced with a problem try to find a solution as someone else was in it. If you choose to look at your life in a new way suddenly all your problems fade away.


Focus on Possibilities around you!

Realizing that everything is invented and having a shift in point will enable you to detach yourself from intense situations and focus on more possibilities around you. There is a habit in a book called rule number 6, simply states: don’t take yourself so damn seriously. Acknowledging other's importance is equally important. This keeps us calm in a situation where we find ourselves entitled, demanding, or putting other people down. The stable you are more possibilities you acknowledge. 


This was my short summary of The Art of Possibilities. You can buy the book from here - https://amzn.to/3bpdgbS


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