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

I was a born fuck-giver. Maybe you are too.

I call it the NotSorry Method. It has two steps: 1. Deciding what you don’t give a fuck about 2. Not giving a fuck about those things

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.

Say a close friend invites me to be his date for a gallery opening with an artist Q&A after. I really, really don’t give a fuck about gallery openings—like, the very idea of going to one makes me want to slit my wrists with a toothpick I just pried out of a stale cheese cube—but he’s very sensitive and artsy and I don’t want to risk hurting his feelings, so I tell him I have a personal policy against gallery openings.

When someone leans his airplane seat back into your knees. I don’t give a fuck about your personal space if you don’t give a fuck about mine, buddy. I may not hurt your feelings but I will kick you in the back for as long as it takes.