A quick read that I can see myself recommending to others, and flipping back through frequently. Her charts and graphs are incredibly relatable, on issues small and large. Besides laughing, groaning, and nodding my head as I read this, my most frequent reaction to each page was, "wait, it's not just me?!"
I've definitely seen Rial's work before this, but I don't follow her on Instagram, so I don't know how much the books overlaps her social media (I'd love it if she had a chart for that ;P) ( )

The most relatable book I have ever read. And the most delightful. ( )

In a collection of hand-drawn charts, often incorporating other physical items, Michelle Rial reflects on the many elements of her life where it's possible to overthink things including: how to start an email, what event can cause a relationship to go off the rails (spoilers: it's a trip to IKEA), what wine to bring to a party, and did she leave her straightening iron on? Fun and funny, this is an excellent quick read. ( )

This is an amusing collection of charts that demonstrate very skilfully the many ways in which people can overthink things. As someone who is very much guilty of overthinking, I nodded in recognition throughout this book. The most impressive diagrams were the complicated Venn diagrams, such as the one on the cover of the book. I also liked the charts where physical objects were used to construct the chart or graph, such as the one about how many hairpins are available to you versus how much you need them at that particular moment. ( )

In ihrem Buch "Am I Overthinking This? - Over-Answering Life's Questions in 101 Charts" (dt. Dinge, über die ich mir unnötigerweise den Kopf zerbreche: In 100 Grafiken die Fragen des Lebens beantwortet) stellt Michelle Rial ihre Antworten zu 101 Lebensfragen, aufgeteilt in die Bereiche "My Daily Routine", "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner", "the Subject Line", "Adult Stuff", "Relationships", "the Small Stuff" und "the Big Stuff" in Diagrammen dar, die die gewohnten Darstellungsformen frei umsetzen. Die bekannteste Form sind sicher die Kreisdiagramme (z.B. zur Frage "Was habe ich heute vergessen?") oder die Venn-Diagramme (überlappende Kreise, üblicherweise drei, hier dann, wie auf dem Titel bis zu sieben). Durch ein Venn-Diagramm zur Frage "Was würden die Beatles tun?", bezogen auf die Grundsituationen traurig, gestresst, verletzt, ärgerlich, war ich auch auf das Buch aufmerksam geworden.

Nicht alle Diagramme sind jetzt der große Wurf, aber in der Summe finde ich die Aufarbeitung mehr als gelungen, z.B. auch das Diagramm zum Thema "Sollte ich dir ein Buch ausleihen?".

Wer Spaß an einer humorvollen Aufbereitung von wichtigen (und vielleicht nicht ganz so wichtigen) Lebensfragen hat, die sich so oder so ähnlich wohl die meisten schonmal gestellt haben, wird an diesem Büchlein Freude haben. ( )