WLP377 Booknotes: The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary

About this episode

Pilar Orti shares her insights from reading 'The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary' and provides personal updates on her writing and teaching experiences.

Another episode from the season: Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone. In today's episode: Part 1 Pilar shares her booknotes from: The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary by Catherine Gray Favourite highlight: "Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have." And don't forget to check out Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams , the book! Part 2: Personal Updates If you're interested in the future book The A to Z of Spanish Refrains, sign up here: https://atozofspanishculture.com/2025/01/16/n-is-for-un-libro-nuevo/ Pilar talks about her recent experience recording for an audioguide (the producer was great!), how her writing is going (the cozy mystery, not so great) and her ongoing learnings as Pilates teacher. pilarwrites.com

People in this episode

Host: Pilar Orti

Topics covered

• booknotes
• personal updates
• happiness
• remote teams
• writing
• Pilates

Keywords

• happiness
• ordinary
• booknotes
• remote teams
• writing
• Pilates

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary, Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams, The A to Z of Spanish Refrains

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