There are three different parts to Yes Please: Say Whatever You Want, Do Whatever You Like and Be Whoever You Are.
Without question, this is a very distinguishable use of 'again and again'. There is a clear emphasis on the ideas of saying, doing, and being what best suits your interests throughout the book. Each of these three parts contain chapters that correlate to the part's title, so it further exemplifies the repetition. To be compendious with a summary: within the separate parts, she gives examples of times when she's said/done/been whatever she wants and how it has benefited her, and leaving the reader with pardoning advice for saying/doing/being the same in order to achieve what you want in the certain situation or life in general. The 'again and again' of " - Whatever You - " is probably used for the purpose of stressing the words' meaning and making the reader aware that choosing what is best for your own good is super important to remember as he/she navigates through life. I definitely felt impacted by each of the titles because it shows that not only is it about Amy and her life and the crazy things she has done, but also her saying 'if I can be bold in this way and that way, so can you.' It makes everything she says much more personal. If she can do it, then so can I. Living life to the fullest seems to simply be just doing, saying, and being whom/whatever you're meant to do/say/be.
In the chapter titled "Gimme That Pudding," Amy explores the idea that sometimes winning isn't everything and bummers are what you make of them. I saw this as an 'aha moment' for both me and Amy since it changed my view on what winning is really about. She shares her story about being nominated for several acting awards and being too focused to the point of psyching herself out, she has a sudden realization that the 'pudding' shouldn't be the main point of what she does. While I'll probably never be in a situation nearly as similar as hers, it reinforced the idea I was already familiar with - that sometimes the win is really just being nominated, appreciated, and recognized in the first place, and did you really even care that much about winning anyway? As people, we are inherently susceptible to thinking that winning is the end all be all, but it shouldn't be that way. Amy says it best:
"The worst part of being nominated for any award is that despite your best efforts, you start to want the pudding. You spend weeks thinking about how it doesn't matter and it's all just an honor and then seconds before the name of the winner is abounded everything inside you screams... 'GIMME THAT PUDDING!!' Then comes the adrenaline dump, followed by shame. You didn't even want the pudding and here you are upset that you didn't get it." This exemplifies an 'aha moment' because it shows a change in attitude with a thought process and realization. However, if I ever had leverage in a decision making group for an award show, I'd obviously proscribe Amy from ever losing again.
Without question, this is a very distinguishable use of 'again and again'. There is a clear emphasis on the ideas of saying, doing, and being what best suits your interests throughout the book. Each of these three parts contain chapters that correlate to the part's title, so it further exemplifies the repetition. To be compendious with a summary: within the separate parts, she gives examples of times when she's said/done/been whatever she wants and how it has benefited her, and leaving the reader with pardoning advice for saying/doing/being the same in order to achieve what you want in the certain situation or life in general. The 'again and again' of " - Whatever You - " is probably used for the purpose of stressing the words' meaning and making the reader aware that choosing what is best for your own good is super important to remember as he/she navigates through life. I definitely felt impacted by each of the titles because it shows that not only is it about Amy and her life and the crazy things she has done, but also her saying 'if I can be bold in this way and that way, so can you.' It makes everything she says much more personal. If she can do it, then so can I. Living life to the fullest seems to simply be just doing, saying, and being whom/whatever you're meant to do/say/be.
In the chapter titled "Gimme That Pudding," Amy explores the idea that sometimes winning isn't everything and bummers are what you make of them. I saw this as an 'aha moment' for both me and Amy since it changed my view on what winning is really about. She shares her story about being nominated for several acting awards and being too focused to the point of psyching herself out, she has a sudden realization that the 'pudding' shouldn't be the main point of what she does. While I'll probably never be in a situation nearly as similar as hers, it reinforced the idea I was already familiar with - that sometimes the win is really just being nominated, appreciated, and recognized in the first place, and did you really even care that much about winning anyway? As people, we are inherently susceptible to thinking that winning is the end all be all, but it shouldn't be that way. Amy says it best:
"The worst part of being nominated for any award is that despite your best efforts, you start to want the pudding. You spend weeks thinking about how it doesn't matter and it's all just an honor and then seconds before the name of the winner is abounded everything inside you screams... 'GIMME THAT PUDDING!!' Then comes the adrenaline dump, followed by shame. You didn't even want the pudding and here you are upset that you didn't get it." This exemplifies an 'aha moment' because it shows a change in attitude with a thought process and realization. However, if I ever had leverage in a decision making group for an award show, I'd obviously proscribe Amy from ever losing again.