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1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Why I Decided to Write a Book -- Part I Get Started On Embracing Your Limitations -- Embracing Your Limitations -- Lose the Dreams Right Now -- The Motivation Industry -- The Self-Help Industry -- The Limitation Field -- What Are Your Limitations? -- Demotivate -- The World is Truly Fucked -- And So is Everybody in It -- Bin Night -- Fuck Your To-Do List -- Loser is Not a Dirty Word -- Perfectionists and Multi-Taskers -- A Real Buddhist -- Drowning in Bali -- Who Made You So Busy?! -- Don't Be an Expert -- Friendship is for Children |
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But First, More Stuff on Friendship -- Self-Help Loves Dreams -- Anger is an Energy -- Don't Be Angry, Be Reincarnated -- Gandhi Had His Limitations Too -- Simplify Your Life -- It's the Wanting -- Everybody Talks About the Need for Change -- I Want to Make More Money -- Careers -- A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss -- You Are Unique / You Don't Need to Be Unique -- Sliding Doors -- Part II Limitations Are Everywhere -- Parenting -- Mums: Embrace Your Limitations, Now -- Nostalgia is a Killer -- Cut From the Same Cloth -- Dads are Pretty Shit, Too -- Dad at Christmas |
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While We're on Christmas: Jesus Was a Loser -- Happy Catholics -- Time for a Fun Activity -- Write Like Matthew McConaughey -- This is Not a Religion -- Pessimism -- Don't be Afraid to Quit -- Enough of the Moralising, Let's Have Some Fun -- Pigeonholing the World -- Be Careful with Yourself -- Stop Being Annoyed All of the Time, You're Alive -- The Grass is Always Greener -- Be Comfy with Your Ugliness -- Exercise -- Be Your Dog for a Day -- Never Talk Anyone out of Anything -- And Never Convince People to Get Back Together -- Not Everyone Will Love You -- Sleep is the Best |
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Laura Tingle is the Best -- Life is About the Journey, Not the Destination -- Being Dumb for the Sake of It! -- Cocaine -- How Needy is the World? Why? -- Are We Really Going Off-Planet? -- Part III My Life of Limitations -- Revelations, But Not Scary Ones Like in the Bible -- Drinking is a Limitation -- Singapore Cricket Club -- Fill My Bucket -- Psychs-or Psychos? -- More on Psychs -- Yep, Hypnotism -- The Safari Park Analogy -- The Italians -- Let the Bush Grow -- Socially Awkward -- The Blond Years -- Brotherly Advice -- Drinking Can Get Scary -- Reveal Yourself, Whoever You Are |
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Tricks for Life -- In the End It's Always You -- Should've Taken My Own Advice -- Coda: My Mum Died -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author |
| Summary |
"Many self-help books don't work, but this one will. Step one is identifying your limitations. It's not easy because you've been lying to yourself and others about what you're capable of for a long, long time. Most of us have begun to believe the lies... Lawrence Mooney is a reformed self-help addict. He's read all those books so you don't have to. He's searched for the ever-moving cheese, lived with the power of now and has given subtlety a red-hot go. Now he's taking aim at these self-appointed, self-aggrandising self-help gurus who have failed him in his quest for enlightenment and happiness. Embracing Your Limitations shows you how it's only through stopping and quitting that you can succeed and be happy. We've been told to reach for the stars, to think big and to follow our dreams since we were children. What a crock! Most of you don't have the talent, intelligence or the wherewithal to come close to your dreams, so stop torturing yourself. The finish line is the same for everybody: death. So, why waste life rushing towards it? Instead, start Embracing Your Limitations, forgetting your dreams, and actually living your life."--Publisher |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Self-help techniques.
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Self-acceptance.
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Self-realization.
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Conduct of life.
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Self-acceptance -- Humor
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Self-realization -- Humor
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Conduct of life -- Humor
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ethics (philosophical concept)
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Conduct of life
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Self-acceptance
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Self-help techniques
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Self-realization
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Electronic books
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humor.
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Humor
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Humor.
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Humour.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781761185311 |
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1761185314 |
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