A manifesto in defense of turning your hobbies into passions and becoming a lifelong learner along the way.

THE INVISIBLE LIST
by Ravi Gupta
Harmony/PRH, publication date TBD
(via Javelin)

Ravi offers readers a battle-tested formula for how to reclaim your time, follow your dreams, and remake yourself as a lifelong learner by pursuing a different goal from your bucket list of deferred passions each and every year.

Packed with concrete, actionable advice for how you can master one passion a year, from whittling down your choices, to the habits necessary for success, to dealing with the constraints that life throws your way, to crossing the finish line, THE INVISIBLE LIST is a winning formula that teaches you how to master new skills and reshape your own sense of what you can achieve. It’s Oliver Burkeman’s 4,000 Weeks, meets Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project, with a dash of Atomic Habits thrown in.

Ravi Gupta is a serial social entrepreneur dedicated to reforming civic institutions. He is the cofounder and CEO of The Branch, a media company committed to combating online polarization. In addition, Ravi serves as the CEO and founder of Squadra Health, a company focused on longevity and wellness. Before these ventures, he cofounded Arena, where he led efforts that helped elect dozens of candidates and launched one of the largest campaign-staffer training academies in political history. Earlier in his career, Ravi founded and served as CEO of RePublic Schools, a network of charter schools in the South, and established Reimagine Prep, Mississippi’s first charter school. He also played key roles in Obama’s first campaign and first term, serving as an assistant to Chief Strategist David Axelrod and Ambassador Susan Rice. A native of Staten Island, Ravi graduated from Yale Law School and Binghamton University. He’s won numerous awards, including the Truman Scholarship, the Webby Award, and Binghamton’s University Medal, along with recognition in Forbes’s “30 Under 30” and Crain’s “NYC 40 Under 40.”