Life advice from a movie star? More like a memoir.
Greenlights is all about life, and Mr. McConaughey’s love of it. His novel is a great breath of fresh air to hear about some great life stories he has and also a few lessons on how to look at things in your own life. Before you buy the book, Greenlights, I recommend (and your friends probably already have too) getting the audio version as you will miss the inflection points if you just read it yourself.
Stepping in shit is inevitable, so let’s either see it as good luck, or figure out how to do it less often."
To hear an introduction to the book in his own words, here is a good book review from BookTube:
Following up on the novel, Matthew designed and released a notebook which is a semi-guided journal to keep track of your own Red, Yellow, and Green lights.
The notebook is a 65-page collection of simple writing prompts to help start your own journal and help you find some depth in your own life. It is very free-flowing and not organized or structured at all. There aren’t even lines on the pages!
Some of the writing prompts if you can call them that are:
What is some outlaw logic that you were raised on?
Are you good at what you love?
In this noisy world, we have to work hard to hear ourselves. How will you do the work?
Personally, I am going to use this notebook as a collection point for good life quotes, advice, and things I don’t want to forget that I see or hear. As it isn’t structured, I won’t use this as anything more than just a life selection of personal experiences.
The ability to use the notebook however you like allows for anything to go in and it is a nice break from my other regimented notebooks that require dates, times, page numbers etc.
I started with where I am right now and it was a nice chance to take inventory of all the great things I have going for me right now and it set me in a positive mood for the rest of the day!
The paper in the notebook is smooth and Gel inks, pencils, ballpoints, and felt tip pens write very nicely in the notebook. I would not suggest using a fountain pen as it bleeds very easily. The paper is similar to a 20# printer paper weight so there is a little bit of ghosting through the paper with the felt-tip pens.
Notebook details:
Dimensions 8 3/4in x 6 1/8in x 1/2 in
Price: $12.86
Light Cream Paper
Not Fountain Pen Friendly
Back Pocket
Elastic Strap
Thanks for reading and please let me know if you have any questions!
Cheers,
Mike :)
