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The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k
The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k | Sarah Knight
"Genius." - Cosmopolitan "Self-help with an edge." - Vogue "I love Knight's book before I even start reading it" - Sunday Times Magazine The surprising art of caring less and getting more Are you stressed out, overbooked and underwhelmed by life? Fed up with pleasing everyone else before you please yourself? Then it's time to stop giving a f**k. This irreverent and practical book explains how to rid yourself of unwanted obligations, shame, and guilt - and give your f**ks instead to people and things that make you happy. From family dramas to having a bikini body, the simple 'NotSorry Method' for mental decluttering will help you unleash the power of not giving a f**k and will free you to spend your time, energy and money on the things that really matter.
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MoistStickyBun
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BookmarkTavern
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Self help. 👍🏻

1. Eh, sometimes? It‘s the only genre where I need a rec first.
2. Which means, I‘ve read several of Knight‘s because my youngest sister keeps recommending them.
3. Depends. If a self help book is trying to make medical recommendations, those should be checked with a doctor first. But it‘s nice knowing there are people dealing with similar situations to yourself, sometimes.

#SundayFunday Have a great day and make sure to tag me!

JudeCC I think depending on the book they do help. But only if you‘re willing to accept the help. I love The four agreements and Who moved my cheese. 😃👍 By the way, it's not for teen, but The four agreements only, that's the one, 👍 (edited) 3y
BookmarkTavern @WJCintron I think that‘s a great point. Also, what a great title! I‘ll have to take a look at that. 😁 3y
JudeCC 👍@ozma.of.oz 😃 I think you won't be disappointed! Let me know how it goes. Also, it's not the for teens edition, but the one titled The Four Agreements only, 👍 (edited) 3y
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Sharpeipup
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Getting ready for the holiday season and whatever else 2020 has in store😝

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Sparklemn
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Thanks for my new favorite phrase — Zero Fucks Given 😜

Megabooks I say it all the time! 4y
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EchoLogical
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I wish I could "Eternal Sunshine" this book out of my brain! I hated it! It took me the whole week to read it and I didn't even start anything else because I just couldn't. Am I the only one who hated this book? Like who even is Sarah Knight anyway?!

Sace I think that was one I had to DNF. 5y
EchoLogical @Sace I wanted to bail but it got so many good reviews, I thought it would get better. 😣 I'm having a hard time putting my feelings into words but it definitely rubbed me the wrong way. The author seemed so out of touch and gave some of the worst advice. My takeaway from this is if you make enough money you can move away and stop giving a frick. 5y
SamAnne I didn‘t read this but your review reminds me of The Happiness Project which I hated- was for a book club. It made me a little angry. Rich people who can spend hours focused on what can make them the most happy, or in this case how to not give a crap. 5y
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EchoLogical @SamAnne Ahh! I've listened to Gretchen Rubin's podcast and I totally see the similarities, which is kinda crazy because I don't hate her. Lol 5y
SamAnne @Echological I haven‘t heard her podcast. And I will admit that I DNF‘d the book. I think my issue is with the concept that happiness is the end all. I love feeling happy, content, etc, but rewarding things in life often involve some pain, difficulty and unhappiness. These kinds of books feel even more out of place during Covid times? 5y
Sace @EchoLogical EXACTLY! Some of us don't have the option of not giving a f*ck! Yup. You nailed exactly how I felt about it. 5y
Sace @SamAnne I bailed on that one too for the same reason 😂 5y
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EchoLogical
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Wait what? Who are these people wishing they could get up at 6 a.m. and go to the gym??? This combines two things that I absolutely abhor: waking up early and working out. 🤣

TheBookHippie Who does this 😂🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️no. Just no.. 6 AM😳 no 5y
EchoLogical @TheBookHippie Exactly! I had to read this part 3 times to make it make sense in my head. 🤣 5y
TheBookHippie @EchoLogical Does not compute. Someone WISHED that! 5y
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canoflightbulbs
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Pickpick

A must-read, especially if you tend to obsess over things you can‘t change (like me). Decluttering shouldn‘t only apply to your sock drawer.

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julesG
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Thanks for thinking of me, @wanderinglynn.

#moonreflections @Meaw_catlady @sprainedbrain

🚿Relationships, friendships, creativity and a few herbs, flowers and vegetables 😉

✂️Negativity and how other people's negativity influences me

📌Tagged book 😏

Full moon blessings @RachelO @hgrimes @toric @Velvetsun

Meaw_catlady Lovely answers! I really need to check this book out! Blessings to you lovely ! 💕🌙 5y
julesG @Meaw_catlady Get it from the library if you can. It has valuable information, but is very repetitive. https://youtu.be/GwRzjFQa_Og 5y
rockpools Thank you for the tag!! 🌝 5y
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Jadams89
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This was just a delightful little book! I plan on putting it into practice. +11 for an #ImpulseRead #MerryReaders #WinterGames

Clwojick 11 pt 5y
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hissingpotatoes
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This is essentially how company mission statements are created, and why you need not give a fuck about memorizing or adhering to them. They are the products of untold man-hours of “brainstorming“ and “focus-grouping“ resulting in the blandest, most generalized, least-potentially-offensive, frequently asinine copy that could have been created by any group of monkeys in any boardroom in America.

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hissingpotatoes
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Pickpick

3.5/5⭐ I definitely enjoyed the humorous approach to shifting your mentality to make room for only the things that spark joy. I also appreciated the author's focus on not giving a fuck without becoming an asshole, making the book genuinely useful. It's a difficult mentality to shift, which the author fully recognizes, but I'm going to try to implement what she's laid out over time.

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IMASLOWREADER
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this was a quick read about how to declutter our mental space...some laugh out loud parts & good insights especially the family, holidays & weddings section lol #zerofucksgiven

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notemehappy
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Repetitive and poorly written.

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Cinfhen
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#SeptemberSins I think Taylor Swift needs to take a page from this playbook and learn to just #ShakeItOff

LeahBergen Ha! 😆 5y
Laura317 😂😂yeah probably. 5y
Cinfhen She‘s a little unhinged these days @LeahBergen @Laura317 😜 5y
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MicheleinPhilly Ooooh, @LauraBeth is gonna be SOOOO mad at you! 5y
LauraBeth As @MicheleinPhilly now knows - there is an entire legion of swifties here on Litsy - we hide ourselves by commenting on a two year old thread...😂 Don‘t make us come out of the wood work! 5y
MicheleinPhilly @LauraBeth I thought you were loud and proud??? Sorry for outing you. 😘 5y
LauraBeth @MicheleinPhilly Oh I am! She‘s my girl! I meant we hide ourselves so we don‘t overrun Litsy with non book-related posts. Because we‘re polite that way! 😹 5y
Kayla.Adriena @LauraBeth Where's this 2 year old thread?! I'm in love with Lover 💕💘🎉🌈 5y
MyNamesParadise @LauraBeth I‘ll tag @Kayla.Adriena in the 2 year old thread! 5y
LauraBeth @MyNamesParadise 💃💃 glad to have you @Kayla.Adriena 5y
saresmoore LISTEN. The new album, Lover, is fantastic and I love her whiny drama because she‘s just saying what I can‘t and she makes me feel the feels. (Also my daughters pretty much won‘t listen to anything other than Taylor and show tunes, so.) 5y
Cinfhen Hahaha @LauraBeth @saresmoore @MyNamesParadise @MicheleinPhilly @Kayla.Adriena I‘m dying over here!!! Didn‘t mean to throw any shade at Ms. Swift😂😂if anything she‘s too emotionally honest in her music 🎶 Ya‘ll keep on being “Swifties” ✊🏼🤟🏽😘 5y
Cinfhen And Lucy & Elly are TOTALLY cool for loving Taylor @saresmoore 😎not so sure about the rest of you 😜 5y
saresmoore So true! 😂 My kids are infinitely cooler than I am! 5y
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Buechersuechtling
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This could be a “So-So” because in the end it couldn‘t offer continuous light-bulb-moments but that would be unfair.

Might be, there are areas I am already pretty good at saying No to. Might be, other areas at the moment simply aren‘t in line.
So maybe one day I‘ll come back to this book.

For now I am completely contented with the lessons it brought to my mind. None was really new but they all were facts one knows but tends to forget, anyway.

larah17 Ah you read it! I fully agree with your review. 5y
Buechersuechtling @larah17 Thank you. That makes me happy. 🙂 5y
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Buechersuechtling
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“The category “work” is like a Petri dish, in which between 9 and 5 o‘clock every day there are so many things, people and processes teeming with we have not really chosen actively and many of which we cannot influence.” (p. 51)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Petri dish 🧫. 🦠🦠🦠 Great comparison. 🤩😃

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Buechersuechtling
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“For now, please bear in mind that you should only worry about those things you can control, but not about things you‘ve got no control over, anyway.” (p. 51)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼 Maybe, however, there was a good reason that decades ago it was common standard to give students lines. Through the arm right into the brain.

If so, I am sure that the above sentence is one of those that I need to write 100 times to internalise its real meaning. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Buechersuechtling
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“When it comes to the question of how far your saying no affects other people, the only thing you can control is your own behavior in relation to the feelings of your fellow human beings, not in relation to their opinions.” (p. 29)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ ✍🏼🧠💡

kspenmoll 👍🏻 5y
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Buechersuechtling
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“1. Find out what you no longer want to say yes to.
2. Stop saying yes to those things and give them a f**ck from now on.” (p. 19)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ See above exhibit A of obvious statements in self-help books that make me not being very good in reading them in a serious manner and/or following their guidelines.

_But_ this one may be different because until now I really like Sarah Knight‘s writing style and narrative tone. And I like the book‘s layout.

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Buechersuechtling
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First: dinner 🍽.
Then: My next read.

Yeah I know – to be honest I‘m no good/open-minded self-help book reader because they mostly seem too flat, obvious or too few hands-on to me.

But I also often can‘t withstand their temptation because I think: “Yes, but what if this one has real good tips and offers new insights❓🤔”

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larah17
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I don't know how much I really learned from this book, but it sure as hell makes me feel better about saying no to things that I don't want to do! At no stage did the author come across as rude or selfish in not giving a f*ck, but rather self-assured, honest and polite, which is a tough line to walk when trying to declutter the things you care about. I very much enjoyed this.

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megnews I felt I had already learned this lesson but enjoyed the book just the same. I‘ve recommended it to people who have a hard time saying no even when they want to. 5y
CollapsingLibrary I‘ve seen a lot of good things about this book, but have previous read, the subtle art of not giving a fuck, and am worried they‘re going to be almost the same book. Has anyone read both? 5y
larah17 @megnews I was the same! Not so much educational but I did like her take on it a lot. @hjreviews I wonder too, I haven't read that other book but I have it on my TBR! 5y
Buechersuechtling I‘m not yet sure but I think my library has the German edition. I just put it on hold, so thanks for this “carrot” 🥕. 5y
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NeamhainHughes
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Pickpick

Funny, snarky, full of swears, and actually a lot of helpful advice for being more deliberate about where we spend our energy and less swayed by societal pressures and expectations.

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Craftylikefox
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I feel like I haven‘t really been here much. I wanted to share my new reading glasses!! I am still reading The Lady from the Black Lagoon. I love it so much, but March and April have been filled with searching for a car(now that my car is no longer legal for the road) I have been working on some sewing requests (in between my full time job) that will give me a little bit of cash towards a car. It will calm down soon. Then I can enjoy my books.

tracey38 Looks great! 6y
DaveGreen7777 I love them! 😀 6y
Eggs Love the glasses 👓 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm Looks good on you 👍 6y
JoScho Glasses are awesome 🖤 so is the picture of Nigel behind you 😊 6y
Gaylagal2 Your glasses are so awesome! Hang in there and we miss you🤙 6y
TorieStorieS Adorable glasses!!! Good luck with the car search!!!🤞🤞🤞 6y
BookwormAHN Cute 👏🏻 6y
Craftylikefox Thank you @tracey38 @DaveGreen7777 @Eggs @erzascarletbookgasm @Gaylagal2 @TorieStorieS @BookwormAHN @JoScho - Jody we have photos of Nigel around the apartment he is our fur baby and proudly display him 😊 (edited) 6y
TheNeverendingTBR Nuke em' High!! ☢🤟 6y
Avanders Great glasses!! 6y
Craftylikefox @trioxin_sematary yes!!! We have a toxic avenger poster in the living room too! Both are signed by Lloyd Kaufman!! 6y
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NatalieR
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Pickpick

This was a helpful reminder that I give too many f*cks about what others think, especially in the workplace. I‘m working to rectify that and it will take some time. I appreciate learning ways to improve myself.

Andrea4 Omg I care WAY too much about what others think especially at work too!!! Must. Stop. 6y
NatalieR @Andrea4 Yes! 👊 6y
Andrea4 @NatalieR like my bosses should care if I'm a good worker and I should be concerned about that too but what they think of me personally...fuuuuuuuck that!!! 6y
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NatalieR @Andrea4 Yep... I‘m fine with being evaluated for my work performance, but need to stop worrying what people think of me personally. 6y
Andrea4 @NatalieR 🙌 good time to have this chat too. My perf review has now been rescheduled 3 times!!! Gives me time to repeat this mantra to myself. 6y
NatalieR @Andrea4 Awww! That sucks! 😝 Best of luck!! 🤩 6y
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sparingqueen
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🎅🏼😂

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Bookgirl
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Pickpick

I read this and the other “Don‘t Give a F*ck” book out there back to back, for comparisons sake. This one was entertaining, but overall I felt it was useless to me. I guess that‘s good. I already pay little attention to what others think about me, I don‘t attend events I‘m uninterested in, and I am a remote employee so I have no use for office politics or nonsense. I agree with most of the author‘s advice, I just didn‘t need it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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CKtheLibrarian
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⭐️ Don‘t give a f*ck about putting this one on your TBR.

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neharawat
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It's more of a skim through than a thorough read. A few lines here and there strike a chord but there's not much to absorb. Atleast for me.. it was usual stuff... Should say i don't really give a F*CK about most of it.

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neharawat
Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck | Sarah Knight (Freelance editor)
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neharawat
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This hit right at the spot.

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neharawat
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Yup being selfish is sooo important...to get space for things i DO give a fuck about....

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neharawat
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The book i need the most right now..

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FeatherV
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Started listening to this gem today. I really feel like I need to start applying this to my life #bookworm #2018 #yearofbooks

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BookmarkTavern
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1 - Y'all
2 - Depends, care-a-mell when it's by itself, car-mull when it's in combination with something else
3 - iBooks, Kindle, Libby, Overdrive, two library system apps, Litsy, Goodreads, LibraryThing, Browsery, and Serial Reader 😂
4 - Concert night out! Then settling down with a book
5 - @burnTheShopdown It's time for a comeback!

#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

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Deborah42
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This parody of Marie Kondo‘s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up focuses on clearing out mental clutter and spending more time, energy, and money on people and things that spark joy. A quick, fun read with some useful insights.

I think we can all find something in the NotSorry Method to make our lives better.

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Victoriahoperose
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This was a fun and interesting self help book that wasn‘t pushy or overwhelming. The author really is great at making her writing conversational and entertaining and I feel like it is easy to take something away from this book.

LiteraryinPA Looks like yours was published first. I wonder how much they overlap. 6y
Victoriahoperose @LiteraryinLititz I didn‘t read the other one you mentioned. Was it good? 6y
LiteraryinPA @Victoriahoperose Yes, I actually had a very similar reaction to it that you had to your book. It wasn‘t until I looked closer that I noticed it wasn‘t the same book! 6y
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BookswithB
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First May read, done.
Some might enjoy this, but it felt like she was trying way to hard for someone who‘s philosophy in life is not giving any Fs.🤷🏾‍♀️

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freyaheart
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Going to read this again. Maybe it can help in my current situation.

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sprainedbrain
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Finished another book from the excellent #FreakyFriday list of @MissAimz_55 😃

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.

I have already ordered a copy for a friend of mine who suffers from giving too many fucks. 😂

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

rather_be_reading added to the tbr 7y
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Krisjericho
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I liked Knight‘s other book, Get Your Shit Together, more. This one is okay, and really, I‘m all about only giving a fuck about things that really matter, but this one gets repetitive quickly. So, read it. Or not. I don‘t really give a fuck.

AceOnRoam Great review LOL 7y
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Cover_2_Cover
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Pickpick

Very insightful! There was a lot I would struggle with because I didn‘t want to hurt anyone‘s feeling but this book gave you options to let the person or persons down gently. I felt relaxed reading this and learning how to not care about certain things.

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julesG
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Mehso-so

Finished another book off #MountTBR. Since I was less than 20% in, this totally counts.

The information was good, but once the concept of #NotSorry and #NoFucksGiven was explained, I only skimmed through the rest of the book.

Lea Agreed. It was very repetitive. 7y
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Oftheashirise
Mehso-so

A rip on Marie Kondo‘s approach, Knight gives the reader practical steps to refocus energy on what matters most to the reader and tools to put it into play. Lots of cursing and snarky jokes are available throughout.

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Oliveskool
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Yes, all of this!