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"We believe in books that hold power to account, that demand transparency, and that ensure no corporation - no matter its resources - can silence free speech." Mike Harpley, Non-Fiction Publisher at Pan, joins Sarah Wynn Williams on stage to accept her The Speakies award for #CarelessPeople at The Royal Ballet and Opera House this week. Due to a legal ruling from Meta, Sarah Wynn Williams cannot speak about her book in public. She said: "It is quite something to receive a Speakie Award when the reality is that is the one thing I am not allowed to do. To speak." Video credit: Jake Waby Productions

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Seven years of dreaming about this. Four years of researching and writing it. And today, How to Be Good at Life is officially out in the world! 🎉 Modern life can feel like running a small company you were never taught to manage. Finances. Family schedules. Endless life admin. And somewhere in there, you’re supposed to exercise, eat well, build a career, and stay close to the people you love. No wonder life feels harder than it should. After years of studying this, I’ve come to believe that the happiest, most successful people don’t necessarily have more willpower. They’ve learned a skill most of us were never taught: They build systems. That’s what How to Be Good at Life is about. Drawing on behavioral science, the business world, and systems thinking, I wrote it as an operating manual for modern life—with practical systems for your health, money, relationships, career, emotions, mind, and environment. Productivity is just the beginning. The deeper payoff is calm and lightness. It’s the feeling that your life is finally supported by the right scaffolding. The book is full of new ideas and insights I’ve never shared before. I genuinely believe it’s the best work I’ve done yet. The gap between who you are and who you want to become is often just a few systems you haven’t built yet. If you’d like to build them with me, you can get your copy today: https://book.benmeer.com/ A special thanks to the incredible teams at Penguin Random House (US) and Pan Macmillan (UK) for believing in this book and helping bring it into the world. And to everyone who has read, shared, supported, and encouraged my work along the way: I truly couldn’t have gotten here without you. 🫶

Reclaim your weekly balance, tackle overwhelm and find purpose, with these simple systems to help you achieve your goals while protecting your peace.

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