“Cultivate the habit of zest. Purposefully seek out the beauty in the seemingly trivial. Especially in the trivial. The colors and shapes of the foods you eat. The shadows a vase makes on your table. The interesting faces of the people on the bus with you.”

bestselling self-help author

Karen Salmansohn is a bestselling self-help author. She is known for writing books with pointed, provocative titles that have helped define her public profile. Her work includes How to Be Happy, Dammit and How to Succeed in Business without a Penis. Her writing sits in the self-help field and is marked by directness and a willingness to use humor and provocation to get attention.