How to Not Die Alone

The Surprising Science of Finding Love

320 pages

English language

Published May 4, 2021 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-1-9821-2062-7
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"You’ve done things your way for your entire life. Why not try something different? A lasting, loving relationship may very well be waiting for you on the other end."

The author does have a bias (worked at Google before working on this book, and worked at Hinge after submitting it) but does provide good advice.

You will want to make notes / highlight, and sometimes there is a quiz, so will want a way to write something down.

"You need to put in effort to find someone."

"No relationship is easy all the time. Even the healthiest, most rewarding marriages require effort. Finding someone can be hard, but often the real challenge comes later. The hard part is the daily work you put in to grow and sustain a great relationship."

While the book does feel geared a bit more towards women, anyone of any gender I believe can make …

Review of 'How to Not Die Alone' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I saw her do a speech at SXSW, and was interested in following up. It's got analysis and advice based on relationship research. The advice is pretty easily actionable and definitely measurable. I may be incorporating some of that advice in the future.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2021/02/02/how-not-die-alone-book-author-logan-ury-advice/4338180001/

Review of 'How to Not Die Alone' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I don't love the title of this book - it rather implies that being alone is a bad thing, and also, about 50% of everyone who DOES find a lasting relationship will still die alone anyway because couples do not die at the same time in most cases. And there's nothing in the book about dealing with THAT. I also do not love the author's tendency to make up cutesy portmanteau words for things.

However, it's still an interesting read. It's not as statistics-driven as Dataclysm (written by one of the founders of OKCupid) but Ury does pull in some actual science as opposed to just writing about her opinion, and structures the book to provide clear direction and step-by-step suggestions, which seemed like a helpful way to do it.

Interesting read and a quick one too so why not take a look if the topic interests you!

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