Unf*uck Yourself: Get Out Of Your Head and Into Your Life by Gary John Bishop

"Instead of the tried and true, "You're special and the Universe has big plans for you" theme of your average self help book, Bishop replaces all that with brutal but beneficial honesty."

5 Stars

Pros: He makes a lot of sense and his wisdom is told in words we can all understand/His ideas, though not unique, were refreshing/enlightening and invigorating thanks to his wit and humor.

Cons: All Self Help Books, to me, get to be repetitive after awhile, though this one was short enough that it had a good stride, things were repeated but not ad nauseum.

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Bishop expounds his wisdom of how to get out of your head and into your life with personal assertions that are simple, sensible and logical. Shush that annoying little voice in your head that sighs and murmurs, "I'll do it later" and instead, slip on your shoes and get going.

The worst thing you can do is sit there and wait. What you need to do to actually change your life is take action. Take those negative thoughts you have and bring them along for the ride. You'll never get anywhere if you wait for the right mood to strike, for inspiration to hit, for motivation to fill you up. Sometimes, you just have to buckle yourself in, slam your foot down on the gas and skid into your life, tires screeching and a trail of smoke at your back.

I liked Bishop's no nonsense, "you're not special and the world is not kind" approach and the whole book made absolute and complete sense. Now, to put his assertions into practice. I think this is a book I'll return to time and again.

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