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French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t: Cut the Crap and Live Your Life
French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t: Cut the Crap and Live Your Life | Fabrice Midal
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It's time to stop giving a sh*t! Be calm... Stop stressing... Embrace the universe... Try yoga... Be fulfilled... and that's an order! We're overwhelmed with these sorts of commands, and we often torture ourselves to "try harder," yet somehow we never feel we've done quite enough. It's about time we stop pushing ourselves to do what we think we're supposed to do, and instead simply allow ourselves to be angry, be tired, be silly, be passionate--to stop giving a shit, and just be. An international bestseller (now in English for the first time), The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t by Fabrice Midal explains why the key to true mindfulness is freeing ourselves from social and often self-imposed stresses--and highlights how we can embrace life more fully by giving ourselves a break. He gives readers permission to: Stop obeying -- you are intelligent Stop being calm -- be at peace Stop wanting to be perfect -- accept life's storms Stop rationalizing -- let things be Stop comparing -- be you Stop being ashamed -- be vulnerable Stop tormenting yourself -- become your own best friend Stop wanting to love -- be benevolent One of the world's leading teachers of meditation and mindfulness, Midal offers us a new solution to the perennial problem of our too-much, too-fast modern life. It's OK, he urges us, to say no. It's fine to quit the things that don't fulfill you. It's necessary, in fact, to give ourselves a break and say, simply, c'est la vie. In The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t, Midal gives each of us permission to stop doing the things that don't make us happy ... so we have room in our lives for the things that do.
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KS1805
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Mehso-so

Nothing memorable about this book at all.

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Jen2
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Pickpick

Good stuff!

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daniwithtea
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Pickpick

One of two audiobooks I wrapped up today. Primarily a book about meditation, I enjoyed this more than I expected to.

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daniwithtea
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This is not at all what I expected! I grabbed it as a throwaway, something to listen to while doing some drudge work, but it‘s primarily about meditation and letting go...very zen, but also very French.

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LauraJ
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Panpan

Very poorly titled book that is obviously trying to ride the coattails of Sarah Knight‘s book. Major marketing fail. I read the first half, then skimmed. There‘s nothing French about this other than the author. It‘s a book about his philosophy of meditation. If you want a less rigid way to meditate, read this (or Dan Harris‘ Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics). If you want what the title promises, read Sarah Knight or Mark Manson‘s business version.

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Lindy
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Pickpick

The title of this #audiobook (translated from French Foutez-vous la paix!) is the author‘s provocative way to encourage listeners to let go of control and be present. To give yourself a break, finding “the vigour that exists between being passive and being active.” He describes meditation as an openness to the world, rather than a form of self-absorption. Best part is the appendix, where Nietzsche, Heidegger & other philosophers are invoked. #LGBT

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Lindy
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I‘m tired of being asked, because I‘m involved in meditation, “How can I become zen?” As if this question had any meaning. Why am I not asked, “How can I become a little more alive?”

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bookishdani
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Pickpick

I give this book 4 out of 5 I don‘t give a freakin‘ shit stars! As a person who beats herself up daily and continually has anxiety, I found this book refreshing. This was an easy read that I really enjoyed. I could relate to a lot of the topics that the author covered and it gave me the urge to work on start giving less f*cks. #bookreview #bookblog #booknerdigans #bookbloggers #bookworm #book