“The thing I liked most about this book is that it felt like it was coming from a place of understanding, but that expression was spread throughout the book as opposed to being a big, fat chapter upfront. Thatâs a thing I see in lots of self-help books. The writer has to spend a lot of calories convincing me that theyâre the right person for me to listen to. This book convinces me, but not all up top. Which is cool.
Itâs also a really short book. Which is good. I get the advice, get in, get out. There is no filler, thatâs for sure.
My favorite section was about doing artsy stuff and still having a job. How a lot of stuff says you should quit your job and do what makes you happy. So you quit your job, and you know what makes you happy (writing too-long, too-personal book reviews, for example), but what now? How do you continue to have enough cash to live and still do what you want? Because itâs not that easy. You could dumpster dive and maybe live off the land, as it were. But thatâs not for everybody.
Best part:
âWorking a shit job wonât crush your soul if itâs a means to an end and you already know what that end is.â
Thatâs great advice. Not only is it necessary to work a job you donât like sometimes, but it can be okay. You can feel okay about it if you re-frame why you work that job. If itâs not because you love it and you want to do it forever, but because it supports you while you do the things you really want to do on the side.
This book is a strange combination of practical and radical, and Iâm glad I picked it up. Thanks, Adam.”