Evil Plans

Hugh MacLeod is angry.

He's angry that so many people just don't realize their potential. He's angry that far too many people are stuck running in place, oblivious to the fact that they're addicted to the lifestyles their jobs afford without having the time to actually enjoy them. Most of all, he's angry about how people just settle, when in fact they can be doing what they're good at, what they love, what really matters.

So he's written a book to help people come up with their own "Evil Plans" to break from the drudgery and do something meaningful with their lives -- and it is deliciously, deviously compelling.

Like his massively successful first book, Evil Plans is again a collection of thoughts and cartoons with MacLeod's undeniable wit and humor, this time urging people to go be successful on their own terms. It's not simply about autonomy and entrepreneurship (though MacLeod clearly has a bias for both). But the underlying message is how every person can do what they have always wanted to do, be what they have always wanted to be, and make the difference they have always wanted to make by deciding to take the plunge -- realizing it will be difficult, but doing it anyway.

Hugh MacLeod is correct: everybody needs an Evil Plan; in fact, most people already have one. In this unexpectedly inspiring book, he not only explains why, but also urges anyone willing to listen to carry theirs out.

[Above image by Hugh MacLeod, via the Gapingvoid newsletter.]