Book Review: Someone Destroyed My Rocketship

“Regardless of how seriously we take things, the truth is life is more than anything the art of going nowhere”

Some level of adventure is experienced by anyone who has been assigned a task by themselves or someone else, however big or small. Some tasks require a lot of extrinsic motivation, some require none, others lead down a rabbit hole and still others end in the satisfaction of a job well done. As different as these tasks can be, all of them share the thread of introspection. Being assigned a task makes you think and feel. Dushka Zapata addresses some of these thoughts and feelings associated with completing an assigned task, especially in the workplace in Someone Destroyed My Rocketship.

Zapata’s words are unfailingly soothing and gentle, although their underlying message is determined and at times fiery. Such as when Zapata states that disappointing people when being true to yourself is okay and often necessary. Or when she explains how working on your weaknesses might not be the best way to grow. The book isn’t a nod to various forms of self help, it is a collection of curated workplace experiences with a definitive message. It provides helpful and clear answers to questions such as - what is the best time to leave my current job? Can procrastination be good for me? How can become a success? Like Zapata’s other works, it is designed to make you think about where you would like to be and to provide a bout of courage when you would like to be isn’t exactly where you currently are.

Someone Destroyed My Rocketship is a book for everyone who has ever been assigned a task, by themselves or someone else. The book is both, the patient ear for the worst thoughts and feelings associated with tasks and the guiding hand towards the best thoughts and feelings associated with tasks.