RI Book Club: Greenlights by M. McConaughey
Welcome to the Real Intelligence (RI) Book Club!
Love books? Enjoy lively discussions? RI Book Club is where curious minds meet to explore thought-provoking reads in great company. If you love exchanging ideas over drinks and snacks, join us for our next gathering in San Francisco!
Join our WhatsApp channel for the latest updates or follow us on Instagram.
This Month’s Pick: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Join us next month as we dive into Greenlights - part memoir, part life manual, and entirely McConaughey. With his signature mix of humor, grit, and wild storytelling, he shares lessons from a life well-lived (and often improvised).
✨ In our discussion, we’ll explore:
– What it means to catch “greenlights” in life
– The role of discomfort, risk, and spontaneity in growth
– Masculinity, identity, and vulnerability in his story
– How to separate wisdom from entertainment in celebrity memoirs
Whether you’re a McConaughey fan or just curious, this one’s bound to spark laughs and deep convos.
About the Author:
Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor known for his roles in films like Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar, and True Detective. But beyond Hollywood, McConaughey is also a storyteller, philosopher-at-heart, and self-proclaimed “aspirational egotist.” With Greenlights, he steps off-screen to share the journals he’s been keeping for over 35 years, offering a raw, reflective, and often hilarious look at the winding path that shaped his unconventional worldview.
Why Read It?
Greenlights isn’t your typical celebrity memoir. It’s part adventure journal, part spiritual guide, and full of unexpected wisdom. McConaughey invites readers into the highs, lows, and bizarre in-betweens of his life, not just to entertain, but to offer tools for navigating our own paths.
You’ll laugh, reflect, and maybe even reframe how you think about failure, intuition, and ambition. Whether you’re at a crossroads or cruising, Greenlights is a reminder that life’s detours often lead to the best destinations, if you’re willing to roll with them.
Why Join the RI Book Club?
📖 Engage in deep and mind-bending discussions
📚 Meet thoughtful book lovers in real life
🔀 Explore bold, genre-bending reads
🍷 Drinks and snacks are on us!
📍 Event Details
📅 Date & Time: June 19th, 6:00 PM
📍 Location: 434 Minna street, SF
About RI Book Club
We focus on contemporary authors from the latter half of the 20th century to today. Our selections span a wide range of genres - from sci-fi and business literature to detective tales and cyberpunk adventures. Expect fresh perspectives, engaging discussions, and a welcoming community of book enthusiasts.
Come ready to share your thoughts, challenge ideas, and most importantly, have fun. See you there!
As we’ll be baking pastries and preparing snacks for the discussion, please let us know as early as possible if you can’t make it to the meeting!
We don’t offer refunds for cancellations made less than 3 days before the event, but we’re happy to move your spot to one of our meetings next month.Also, if your plans change and you can no longer attend, please cancel your RSVP- our spots are limited, and this way someone else can join.
Thanks so much for understanding! 💛