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Born to Be Mild
Born to Be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious | Rob Temple
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A handful of years ago, I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. I used to love an adventure, but when I hit my thirties I started to become afraid of the world, until I was too frightened to even go outside at all . . . it was just me, my phone and my social media feeds. Doesn't sound too healthy, does it? It wasn't. Rob Temple runs the social-media empire Very British Problems from the comfort of his own sofa, but what happens when the four walls of your living room become your world?Everything goes wrong.In this hilarious and life-affirming memoir, Rob sets out to reinvent himself as an intrepid traveller, a bee-keeper and yogi, all to become a little less Bear (Pooh) and a little more Bear (Grylls). Along the way there are good days and bad days, but with each failed adventure and small triumph, Rob discovers how the mild-mannered and anxious can still enjoy their own share of (gentle) adventure from time to time.'Raw and honest' - Daily Mail'A refreshingly unpolished memoir that reads like somebody talking to you with an unfiltered voice' - Sunday Express, S Magazine
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I‘ve followed Very British Problems (@soverybritish on Twitter) since it‘s conception - Rob perfectly captures the little anxieties that make up the British psyche. Born to be Mild is a biography, as Rob tries to motivate himself after a breakdown, I‘ve never read a panic attack so well described. #20in4

Moonprismpower Is this the kind of book where he finally gets off the couch and visits another country or he gets off the couch and finally makes it to the post office without an anxiety attack and he‘s proud of himself? Because I‘m always rooting for the person that just is able to do the little things. 3y
veritysalter He gets to Spain and ends up staying in his room, has a full relapse on a trip to London. He does manage little things and realises he doesn‘t have to do something extraordinary to begin to enjoy life again. It‘s left me worried though, it ends at Christmas 2019, I hope he‘s coping with the pandemic. @Moonprismpower (edited) 3y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
TheAromaofBooks I love this Instagram account!! 3y
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