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The title You Are What You Do can be misleading if you do not see the subtitle, “And Six Other Lies About Work, Life, & Love”. Author and Pastor Daniel Im does an excellent job of showing how our modern society operates on the following lies:
- You are what you do.
- You are what you experience.
- You are who you know.
- You are what you know.
- You are what you own.
- You are who you raise.
- You are your past.
I found the examples that Im uses to illustrate his points to be relevant and eye-opening. For example, he talks about the gig economy and social media and how these relatively recent trends affect our outlook on life. Because we are so immersed in these “lies”, we might not even recognize their effect on us. Im is open and honest in showing how these lies have negatively impacted his own life in order to alert his readers about their potential dangers. There were points in the book that I felt lacked clear organization. However, Im’s conclusion that it is only in Jesus that we can find freedom from these lies make You Are What You Do a thought-provoking book that is worth reading.