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 by Sarah Knight

Author:Sarah Knight
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, pdf
Tags: Self-Help / Self-Management / General, Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness, Humor / Form / Parodies
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2015-12-28T22:00:00+00:00

Parents! Who knew? I feel so much better about all the fucks I never gave to any of this stuff, and I hope you do too.

Finally, to round out Category Three, I have a piece of tried-and-true advice that may run contrary to everything you’ve read thus far—but as we know from the fact that Nick Nolte was once named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, there is no rhyme or reason to this world…

Sometimes it’s okay to hurt people’s feelings

Oh, don’t look so shocked. It’s true that until now I’ve staunchly advocated using “other people’s feelings” as a barometer for deciding whether you give a fuck and, more important, to consider them when acting on Step 2 of the NotSorry Method, not giving a fuck. Honesty, politeness, not being an asshole. You know the drill.

But when it comes to Category Three strangers (and even the occasional acquaintances), I gotta tell you: sometimes you just can’t worry about whose feelings are getting hurt in pursuit of living your best life.

Not giving a fuck—and reserving your fucks for what’s really important to you—is an evolving process. It means prioritizing your fucks based on what comes at you every day. And there are going to be days when hurting some stranger’s feelings is low on the totem pole.

Real low.

I’m not saying you should start tweeting insults at strangers just for you-know-whats and giggles. Or walk out into the street and exhort random passersby to “suck a bag of dicks” (TM Louis C.K.). That is not life-changing magic. That is just mean.

But some time, some day, in your heart of hearts, you will know when it is okay to hurt someone’s feelings in the process of not giving a fuck. Economists call it an opportunity cost. I call it common sense.

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