Disappointing Affirmations for Adults: Funny, Honest, and Slightly Unhelpful Life Advice Surviving Modern

Disappointing Affirmations for Adults: Funny, Honest, and Slightly Unhelpful Life Advice for Surviving Modern Life Disappointing Affirmations for Adults is a collection of affirmations designed not to inspire you to impossible heights, but to acknowledge exactly where you currently are: slightly tired, probably overthinking something, doing your best with the information available, and occasionally pretending to know what "equity" means in a financial context. >They will not tell you to hustle harder. You are already at a concerning level of hustle. They will not tell you that everything happens for a reason. Some things happen for no reason at all. A bird once flew directly into your window on a clear day. That had no reason. It was simply a bird making a poor decision. >Toxic positivity, for those who have not yet encountered the clinical term, is the practice of responding to every human difficulty with cheerful optimism so relentless it becomes its own form of cruelty. It is the friend who responds to your housing anxieties with "Everything happens for a reason!" It is the coworker who greets Monday morning with "What a great day to be alive!" in a tone that suggests they have never experienced a genuine problem. >When someone acknowledges that yes, buying your first home while also paying student loans while also attempting to save money while also existing in an economy that has been described by economists as "a lot" - that is not pessimism. That is solidarity. >How to use this book: There is no correct way. You can read it front to back. You can flip to a random page on a difficult Tuesday. You can leave it on your coffee table for guests to discover and feel immediately understood. You can read an affirmation to a friend who is having a terrible week and watch their entire face relax with recognition. You can also read it on the toilet. We don't judge here. We are all doing our best. Welcome to adulthood. It is not what anyone promised. You are handling it remarkably well, all things considered. >But here you are.

Pagina's: 57, Paperback, Independently published