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They have a lesson in them that we were supposed to learn. Maybe it was false drama that if we would have slowed down and stopped we would have been dwelling on it and turned that molehill into a mountain.”Įventually, he says, “I found all the red and yellow lights in life revealed themselves to have at least a greenlight asset in the future. But oftentimes, you see that yellow light and the choice is to put the pedal to the metal and don’t give that little crisis credit. He goes on to say, “The verb of the greenlight metaphor is really in the yellow light, meaning you have the choice to slow down and stop and let it become a red light, which sometimes we need to do in life when we need to have some introspection. It’s things in our life that affirm our way, they say ‘go, proceed, more, please carry on.’ While yellow and red lights make us slow down in life - they can be crisis, hardship, intervention, interruption.” He believes that “a greenlight is being kind to our future self. Looking back through old journals, McConaughey found eight common categories, and in deconstructing them, he came up with the idea of greenlights. McConaughey starts the conversation by diving deep into the title of his book and what the metaphor of greenlights means. < Back to Blog 7 Key Takeaways from Matthew McConaughey’s Book, GreenlightsĪctor, producer, and author Matthew McConaughey takes us on an inspirational journey as he explores themes and insights from his new book, Greenlights, in the MX Visionaries Forum. Peterson Podcast - Season 4 Episode 1: Matthew McConaughey - YouTube". ^ "Micro review: 'Greenlights' by Matthew McConaughey"."Matthew McConaughey is 'alright, alright, alright' - and thinks you will be too". ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers - Books"."Zen and the art of torso maintenance: Matthew McConaughey's guide to life".

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" 'Are you lit?' 'Cause Matthew McConaughey is writing a memoir". "Matthew McConaughey Wrote the Book on Matthew McConaughey". It's truly entertaining." In an interview with McConaughey, Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson said that the book was "a collection of great stories". The actor/author reads it himself, with the correct inflections and even does voices. Mark Athitakis of The Washington Post called McConaughey's poetry "cringeworthy" and criticized his wisdom for being unrelatable, calling the book "stuffed with vaporous, circular proverbs for would-be McConaugheys." In their review, The Times of India wrote, "The writing is conversational and easy to read, though this is one book whose audiobook form is worth listening to.

As of February 2022, the book has spent 55 weeks on the list. The book was a major best-seller, debuting at number one on The New York Times non-fiction best-seller list for the week ending October 24, 2020. It has been described as a memoir but McConaughey has called it an "approach book". McConaughey described the book as a collection of "stories, prayers, poems, people and places and a whole bunch of bumper stickers." The book includes stories and insights from McConaughey's life in chronological order.

Greenlights originated from diaries and journals McConaughey began writing when he was fourteen years old. McConaughey exiled himself in the desert without electricity for fifty-two days while writing the book. It was published on October 20, 2020, by the Crown imprint of Crown Publishing Group. Greenlights is a 2020 book by American actor Matthew McConaughey.