Figureoutable?

 Everything is Figureoutable is an interesting audio book to listen to.  

Start with the title, for example.  The odd word “Figureoutable“ is a mother’s generous gift to a daughter, a magnificent heirloom.  The phrase “everything is Figureoutable”, like a baton, was handed out during a mother daughter talk.

Marie’s mother was a Mrs. Wizard who dazzled and mystified her daughter with her projects ranging  from fixing roof to performing surgery on a Tropicana radio that accompanied her like a faithful pet..  Baffled with this insane repertoire of skills (this was way before internet and You Tube) Marie asks her mother how she knew so many things.  Her mom’s brief and charming reply was: everything is Figureoutable.

The mantra served Marie well and provides an intriguing title for the book.  She has skillfully assembled gently worded guides as well as exercises that complement the listening.  The book (audiobook) advocates for having a bias for action and feels like a playbook for guiding us out of life’s troughs or ascend beyond peaks we fantasized reaching.  

Embracing the exercises and a bias for action are the no-go ingredients should the listener wants to check where this play book takes him/her.  

I enjoyed the first round of listening.  Contrary to her advice, I have skipped the exercises for now.

It has to do with how my mind works.  I needed to build a scaffold to be more receptive of her ideas.  

I am not procrastinating - really.  I have began a second round of listening, this time doing at least some of the exercises.