This advise made more practical sense than any quote I have seen attributed to the Dalai Lama or some such.

Once I found out he was publishing a book, I knew I would have to read it, and I assumed I would enjoy it as much as I have his other exploits. Hadfield proves himself to be not only a fierce explorer of the universe, but also a deeply thoughtful explorer of the human condition, capable of articulating those most universal of inquiries in simple yet profound language. It felt like I was reading the same thing over and over again, I spent the whole time wishing there would be a climax but there never was one.So far, there’s no evidence that astronauts have a significantly increased risk of cancer or cataracts, but they do absorb more radiation than they would at sea level, and it’s worth figuring out what to do about that. For me, the takeaway from all my survival training is that the key question to ask when you’re part of a team, whether on Earth or in Space, is, ‘How can I help us get where we need to go? A certain personality type that was perfectly acceptable, even stereotypical, in the past - the real hard-ass, say - is not wanted on the voyage when it is going to be a long one. Turning off my little light, I was perfectly at ease in this otherworldly place, knowing that in Houston and Korolev, people in Mission Control were keeping watch as we spun through the sky and into sleep, on our journey around and around the world. I've always been fascinated by space and hearing stories from someone who's been there is just amazing.

The book does not deserve a 3, but it is not quite a 4 and I am ever so glad to have read this but I am left wishing there was more. And as my vestibular system adapted during our day of downtime, I started to be able to look out the window for longer and longer periods of time.Even better, he made various videos whilst up on the space station, and this one became a blockbuster, with good reason. There’s a lot of sticky stuff like oatmeal, pudding and cooked spinach, because it clumps and is therefore easier to trap on a spoon and get into your mouth without having to chase it all over the place. This book perfectly captures the grandeur of being in space—a place where so few people have been—but then being able to relate the experience to things the readers may understand.

This said, I found this to be a difficult read partly due to the repetitive and "take my advice I know better" tone.There are trapezoidal windows on all six sides and, on top, directly facing Earth, a round, 31-inch window, the largest ever on a spaceship. I was completely captured by his photos from space on Twitter, his videos about life on the International Space Station, and his uncanny ability to make space travel cool again. Instead of visualizing victory, astronauts prepare for the worst; always sweat the small stuff; and do care what others think.

I don’t think that what I’ve experienced is anything new; there are scores of others who likely experience the same problem every day: working on a team where not everybody pulls their weight and you’re stuck being viewed as an equal to someone who continually slacks off and takes the credit for things you may have had to help them out with. We had shed calcium and minerals in space, so our bones were weaker; so were our muscles, because for 22 hours a day, they’d encountered no resistance whatsoever.Essentially a long dad-like lecture on how the lessons Chris Hadfield has absorbed from a life in pursuit of the goal of going to space can be applied to your ordinary life here on Earth. Chris Hadfield gives an absorbing and detailed account of the process of becoming an astronaut and the practicalities of being in space. This again is not self-help, it's because every single thing that happens in space has to be dealt with with only the resources and training of the men aboard.