Books like How to Be Ferociously Happy: And Other Essays

To call this a "book of essays" is a bit generous. It's really a self-published booklet that reads like a collection of blog posts. That said, the author writes well, with enough humor and wisdom and personality to make me glad to have engaged with her thoughts. Each of her "essays" is a bite-sized mix of aphorism, metaphor, anecdote, and common sense in which she riffs fluidly on big and small questions about life and how we live it. This author writes from the perspective of a woman who is introverted and imperfectly mindful, who has both an adventurous intellect and a zest for quiet rituals, who loves humanity and hates crowds, who loves books and coffee, who gingerly yet bravely embraces vulnerability and spontaneity. Depending on how well you connect with such an author, your mileage may vary.