The key lessons McRaven speaks of are illustrated by accounts and anecdotes from his time in the navy and we learn about the people, the experiences and the places that had a profound and long lasting effect on McRaven, and how he sought to better his life as a result. What follows is a thought-provoking guide to ways in which small tasks can change both our day to day lives, and consequently the world, for the better. RELATED: Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman The first – and the one after which the book was named – is to make your bed each and every morning, a lesson that may seem insignificant, but one that means every day is started with a completed task. Based on his commencement speech made to students at the University of Texas, the book details the ten life lessons he learnt during the thirty-seven years he spent as a Navy SEAL.

It was thus that I read with some interest Make Your Bed by William H McRaven. The book was based on the commencement speech she gave to Harvard graduates in which she spoke about the benefits of failure, and the importance of imagination – lessons that have stayed with me, and that I have drawn upon – in the years that have since passed. I read – and adored – J K Rowling’s Very Good Lives a number of years ago. And so, when perusing the shelves of my favourite cafe bookstore in Bondi for some much needed literary inspiration, I saw a copy of the book Make Your Bed, about which I’d heard nothing but good stuff – and so decided to buy a copy and, upon reading, I immediately knew I would write a Make Your Bed review.

The second, while an easy and interesting read, didn’t have me reaching for my book each night, and thus it took me longer than usual to get through. Determined to fill the first month of 2018 with nothing but good books, the first I read – despite a promising blurb – left me pretty unmoved so much so that I decided not to review it on here, for lack of much to say about it. This Make Your Bed book review breaks a bit of a reading funk so far this year.

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