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You're not that great : (but neither is anyone else) / Elan Gale.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 182 pages ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781478918295
  • 1478918292
Other title:
  • You are not that great
Subject(s):
Contents:
You're not that great -- The power of positive thinking -- All the stupid things you've been told -- How to hate yourself completely without really trying -- Say goodbye to happiness -- The dangers of thinking you're great -- How to regret every moment of your life up until now -- Don't pretend to be better than you are. Pretend to be worse. -- Building a life that is less disappointing than the one you already have -- Other people are even worse than you -- You'll be dead soon.
Summary: A tongue-in-cheek guide reveals how to harness negativity to make actual improvements, explaining how everyday feelings of poor self-esteem, regret, and shame can become tools for a life on one's own terms.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 818.602 G151 Available 33111008858603
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A hilarious, scathing send up of the self-help genre in the bestselling tradition of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck from social media mogul and The Bachelor producer Elan Gale.

I am addicted to positivity. I am addicted to positivity. I am addicted to positivity.

I care more about feeling great than being great.

I am NOT THAT GREAT.

The self-help industry tells you that if you're positive, if you put your best foot forward and if you just believe in yourself that you will find happiness. Let's be real, you can read all the inspirational quotes you want. You can spend your days giving yourself affirmations in your heart-shaped mirror and trying to learn to love yourself. You can say your mantra over and over again while sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat in a Whole Foods parking lot. But the truth is, you're not a badass and you still don't have the life you want.

That's where You're Not That Great (but neither is anyone else) comes in. This book teaches you how to harness all the negativity in the world and use it to improve your life, taking everyday feelings like self-loathing, regret and shame and making them work for you. Positive thinking is for assholes. Negative thinking is for winners.

A tongue-in-cheek guide reveals how to harness negativity to make actual improvements, explaining how everyday feelings of poor self-esteem, regret, and shame can become tools for a life on one's own terms.

You're not that great -- The power of positive thinking -- All the stupid things you've been told -- How to hate yourself completely without really trying -- Say goodbye to happiness -- The dangers of thinking you're great -- How to regret every moment of your life up until now -- Don't pretend to be better than you are. Pretend to be worse. -- Building a life that is less disappointing than the one you already have -- Other people are even worse than you -- You'll be dead soon.

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