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    The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do
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    The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do

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    About this audiobook

    Are you stressed out, overbooked, and underwhelmed by life? Fed up with pleasing everyone else before you please yourself? It's time to stop giving a f*ck.

    This brilliant, hilarious, and practical parody of Marie Kondo's bestseller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt--and give your f*cks instead to people and things that make you happy.

    The easy-to-use, two-step NotSorry Method for mental decluttering will help you unleash the power of not giving a f*ck about:
    • Family drama
    • Having a "bikini body"
    • Iceland
    • Co-workers' opinions, pets, and children
    • And other bullsh*t!
    And it will free you to spend your time, energy, and money on the things that really matter. So what are you waiting for? Stop giving a f*ck and start living your best life today!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateDec 29, 2015
    ISBN9781478964360
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    Reviews for The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck

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    • 3/5
      This was a fun, quick read. I may have picked up a few tips, but for the most part, this is not new info for me. (Spoiler alert: I don’t give any excess fucks as it is.) Very snarky and profane, which I enjoy, but it got a little repetitive in parts.
    • 4/5
      This book is funny and informative, the perfect mix in my opinion. I have come to realize that I am very happy with the number of f*cks I give on a daily basis and still have room for improvement. There are some pretty off balance aspects of my life and some feelings I'm trying too hard to spare. Thank you Sarah Knight for being honest and polite. I promise not to be an asshole.
    • 4/5
      I am a pro at this. She is speaking my language.
    • 2/5
      Best for: People who care too much about what other people think (but also aren’t in any real danger if they think ill of them)In a nutshell: In this parody of the Marie Kondo book, Ms. Knight provides a method for prioritizing your life (and the fucks you give).Line that sticks with me: “Personal policies are definitely the way to go in this scenario. They are mysterious and they tend to make people a little bit uncomfortable and really shut down the conversation.”Why I chose it: I run a blog with an expletive in the title that I hope to someday turn into a book, so I thought I’d check out another curse-word-laden choice.Review: It’s fine. Really, the two stars is probably a bit unfair, given that I could see someone finding parts of this really helpful. If you have difficulty saying no to things, and don’t know how to prioritize your life meaningfully, I think this book can help. I’ll get to the major issues I have with it down below, but first, the good stuff.Ms. Knight breaks down our lives into four categories: Things, Work, Friends/Acquaintances/Strangers, and Family. Within each category she asks us to write down all the things currently occupying our brain space (good and maybe not good), and then go back and cross out the things that we need to stop giving a fuck about. Things that take p too much mental space and that stem from us caring about what other people think of us. She also is quick to recognize, however, that just doing whatever you want can make you an asshole, so she offers tips on how to avoid that in how you gently respond to requests for your time, thought, or energy in areas you’ve decided to stop giving a fuck about. For example, you might have decided to stop giving a fuck about dieting, but your friend won’t shut up about how he is eats paleo. Can you let him know you’re not interested in that topic of discussion, and do that without guilt? Possibly.But it all goes downhill for me in two spots: the work section and the family section.In the work section, she uses wearing sandals (against dress code during summer Fridays) as something she’s decided to stop giving a fuck about. She just wore sandals, and that was that. No consequences. And she’s right in that its generally a silly rule, and she also acknowledges that uniforms and safety issues might make her point moot. But the overall premise is that if you just ignore the rules you think aren’t worth your time, you’ll be fine. And I just want to take her editor aside and say “um, you didn’t see anything that, I don’t know, might backfire on an employee?” Ms. Knight suggests that as long as you’re doing your job well, this stuff won’t matter, but the thing is, for some members of our population, they must follow every fucking rule or some racist or sexist asshat will use it as an excuse to fire them. In the family section, she goes full tone deaf and uses the example of her aunt and uncle talking about the validity of president Obama’s birth certificate as a means to illustrate not giving a fuck about talking politics with relatives. Can you guess the race of the author from that? Because I can. So many white people have just decided that they don’t need to give a fuck about talking about racism with their relatives because it bums them out or makes them mad, without considering the consequences of those folks continuing to live their lives with that opinion uninterrogated. I just … arg. It made be super mad, and I hope will perhaps get a serious look if the book ever gets a revision or ends up in paperback form.
    • 4/5
      This book is funny and informative, the perfect mix in my opinion. I have come to realize that I am very happy with the number of f*cks I give on a daily basis and still have room for improvement. There are some pretty off balance aspects of my life and some feelings I'm trying too hard to spare. Thank you Sarah Knight for being honest and polite. I promise not to be an asshole.
    • 4/5
      This is a book that is influenced by Marie Kondo's Live-Changing Magic of Tidying up, but is not endorsed by it, if you don't like the f-word or refer to it as the f-bomb you probably won't like this one as I don't think there's a page without it.I found it interesting, it's about finding the things you care about in a non-tangible way, and putting energy into those things instead of the things that drain you, she also gives advice about saying no and how to do it without being nasty or assholish about it.Swearword abound. Reader beware. But she spoke to me.I've seen people talk about this being parody but what it is is a mental tidy up, take the things you care about and invest in them, and while Marie Kondo talks about physical stuff, this is about mental clutter, the stuff that occupies too much of your time while you ignore the things that matter to you. It's about putting your limited resources into things that feed your soul rather than allowing soul-crushing things to dominate your life. You will always have to occasionally do things that you don't want to but you have to have balance in your life and should try to make yourself happy more than unhappy.
    • 5/5
      This was a great, fun, breezy read to start the year. Caring too much about what other people think and things that only add extra stress to your is something that obviously affects a lot of people and is something that I've had to deal with a lot in the past year. Knight separates your "cares" out into four categories - things, work, friends, and family - and describes various ways of dealing with each category. Most of this boils down into thinking about the balance between being free to live your own life without hurting other people. It rolls a little too much into self-help sounding territory occasionally, which is not my jam, but it was mostly a lot of fun and a great New Year's Day read!
    • 5/5
      This is a great book, give it a try.
    • 5/5
      This book was helpful and oh so topical as I dealt with the issue of a bad roommate. I had to not give a f *** anymore about his feelings in order to establish my mental well-being as a priority.
    • 3/5
      It was pretty much a solid self help book.
    • 5/5
      Awesome book. Sounds like advice I would give others but never myself. Sarah let's you know that it is ok to stop giving a f*ck about things, people and events that you don't care about!
    • 5/5
      awesome the world needs more people like this author because of how she inspires others
    • 5/5
      Loved this book. Made me laugh a lot too. Loved all the F bombs and humor but also seriously makes you think about your life and how you spend time people pleasing. Great read!
    • 4/5
      Straight to the point, Sarah doesn’t waist time explaining the reasons why you should follow the not sorry attitude. Instead she focuses in applying it.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this audio book. Thanks Sara! I'll get down to business now
    • 5/5
      If cleverly deployed, I can't help but laugh at an excessive use of the f-word. I can't explain it. It's like I have this juvenile funny bone tumbling around inside. So you can see why I was attracted to "The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck," which is a timely parody of Marie Kondo's bestseller "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up." You would think a subtitle such as "How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do" would be cynical to its core, but that's not the case here. Not only does Sarah Knight praise Marie Kondo's book throughout, but her own aptly-named NotSorry approach (also a parody—this time of Kondo's KonMari method) is optimistically useful and not just intended as a joke.From one of the exercises, here's my own list of things I don't give a f*ck about:- social media- celebrity anything- pro football- most of what goes on at work (too much to list here)- gas prices- presidential electionsAgain, if you don't mind a creative overuse of cursing, check out this book. It's funny, not too long, and sincerely practical if you want to go the extra mile with it.Bonus Observation: I love how the author tiptoes around the s-word, never quite saying it aloud. Contrast this with the barrage of f-bombs being dropped everywhere like candy out of a dispenser.
    • 4/5
      As someone who curses like a sailor, the amount of fucks was distracting.

      That said, a lot of what she said struck a cord. Even someone as independent and wrapped up in her own issues, I have a hard time dealing with what to give a fuck about and what to NOT give a fuck about; actually, more like WHO.




      ...This almost turned into a rambling brain dump.
    • 2/5
      Cute idea and fairly amusing, but, apparently, I've already stopped giving fucks because I mostly just skimmed through it thinking, "Yup. Yup. Done that. Been there..."

      It was often a bit long winded and I just wanted her to get to her point already. Editing is your friend.

      I'd still recommend it.
    • 3/5
      I'm sure this book is amazing. I just didn't have time to finish it, and in the midst of reaching that conclusion, I realized I didn't give a fuck about reading it. That's not a dig at the book. TBH, I think it did it's job as I realized I wanted to spend more time reading fiction than reading self-help books where I already know the answers I'm seeking. Having someone else tell me may give me validation, but I need to stop needing that validation, so fuck it. (And this will likely be the only review I curse so much in. LOL) If you're really struggling with what's important to you in your life, by all means, pick up this book. Read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up first, as that's the original work this one parodies. I've read that one, too, and I finished it. Take from these what you need and let the rest go. Or, as Knight would say, don't give any more fucks to it.
    • 3/5
      Quite good guide.
      The first half was very informative. I especially liked the flow charts. I skimmed the second half of the book.
    • 4/5
      A funny book about a serious issue. How do we choose the things that we give our time, energy and money to? The world is full of social and familial obligations, never mind all the things we personally want to accomplish.This book is a wake up call. Life is short, time is finite. Are you wasting yours doing stuff you don't even like? How much better would your day-to-day experience be if you budgeted carefully instead of foolishly trying to do and please everything and everyone?The author couches everything in humor so it's easy to digest. But this is an issue everyone should consider. Learning to say "no" politely is difficult but it's far better than the alternative.