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 (A No F*cks Given Guide Book 1)

by Sarah Knight

Step 1 begins with taking inventory of your mental space so you can sort all the fucks being demanded of you into those that annoy and those that bring joy. Then you can decide to give or not give them accordingly.

That barn contains all the stuff you’re being asked to give a fuck about right now, whether you want to or have to, or not.

You have to get all the way inside and really fucking own up to it before you have any hope of clearing it out.

After you’ve taken a mental inventory of the barn

you’ll make a list of all the fucks you found lurking in its depths.

Do this once and thoroughly, and you’ll have a method to free...

Things Work Friends, Acquaintances, and Strangers Family

there is a sense of obligation when it comes to family, which supersedes even feelings and opinions.

canvass your own mental barn and make a list of all the things you find in there.

The point is, no two lists of fucks are created equal.

The two most common reasons you give too many fucks when it comes to work are:

1. Fearing the judgment of a boss (who controls your access to a paycheck) 2. Fearing the judgment of coworkers (with whom you spend the majority of your day).

This is all perfectly understandable on the surface, but have you ever real...

1. How hard it is to actually get fired if you’re doing a decent job? 2. How little you really care, deep down, whether Gail from Marketing thinks fondly of you? Fuck Gail and her Save the Polar Bears half-marathon...

For now, remember that you should only give a fuck about things you can control, and no fu...

The point is, you can only control how WELL you do your job, and how MUCH time and energy you put into it to minimize annoy and maximize joy.