"The Practice of Everyday Life" is a book by Michel de Certeau that explores how individuals navigate and make sense of their daily routines. It emphasizes the ways people creatively use and adapt the structures of society, such as language, space, and consumer culture, to shape their own experiences. De Certeau distinguishes between strategies, which are the plans of institutions, and tactics, which are the actions of individuals. He argues that everyday practices, like walking or shopping, reveal how people assert their agency and resist dominant cultural narratives, ultimately transforming mundane activities into meaningful experiences.