F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way

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Julie Halpern brings something new to the "YA cancer lit" subgenre with The F-It List... simply put, I love this book. I really like the philosophy behind this book - the idea contained herein is that we need to stop stressing so much over everything ("Am I good enough? Holy enough? Peaceful enough? Loving enough? A good enough spouse, child, parent, employee, person, citizen?") and just say "f--- it" to things that we can't control (and even quite a few things that we can) and learn to relax a little. It's the Total Perspective Vortex of books - you're not important, and you never will be important (not on a universal scale, at any rate), so you might as well live the best life you can and not stress over the details. And while all that philosophy CAN be explained in just those few sentences (or even just in the title!), there's a lot more here to delve into, in terms of HOW to actually live that philosophy and be happy. It was fun/funny to read and I did enjoy it. It’s pretty hilarious thinking about him just sitting down telling someone these stories or just typing these down himself. Just there going off on anecdotes/tangents one after the other. Alex was a complicated character, she was still dealing with the loss of her dad and now her best friend had been diagnosed with cancer. She didn’t really know what to do. Alex was also one of those characters who because she was afraid, she wouldn’t allow herself to get close to anyone else. Some readers may find this characteristic in Alex annoying especially when they meet the lovely Leo, who seemed perfect for Alex. But when you get under Alex’s layers that she keeps so she won’t get hurt, you understand why she does this in the first place. At times there is a lot of faffing about and time lost between Alex and Leo, but the realisations that Alex comes to and the character which emerges in the end I think was worth some of the heartbreak.

Like a magical modern mantra, saying F**k It can transform your life. It’s the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual ideas of letting go, giving up and finding real freedom by realising that things don’t matter so much (if at all).Bronson’s entire book is written in a very raw, honest voice. There were some fantastic little bits of wisdom throughout the book on reaching your true potential, struggling with eating problems and weight, and loving family. There were several times while reading that I felt so seen because he put words to things i’ve felt or thought before. It was pretty rad to find so much in common with someone I genuinely never thought would have anything in common with me. We get to one star and we're sunk. There's a decent idea in there, but it is badly presented and rushed. And how on earth did he manage to spin this out to more than one book? For Sarah, saying no is easy. For the rest of us, it's stress-inducing, blood pressure-raising, teeth-grinding hard. But it doesn't have to be. F**k No! is filled with tips, techniques, and practical strategies that will arm you with not only permission to decline, but plenty of ammunition for doing so.

Except what then follows is the biggest load of pretentious and privileged bullshit I've ever read. Will this book change your life? Most likely, no. Which is a shame, because I really thought a true renaissance man would be able to communicate just how he does it in a way that will inspire me, but AB is one-of-one, and the moral of this tale is that you have to find your own way. Find your own movement. Nobody else's will do. In fact, my favorite part of this book is when she mentions she wishes Becca didn't have cancer (and that someone she knows wouldn't have died) so that her life wouldn't be so complicating. Damn, how low can you go? It's a philosophy I can get behind; a philosophy that I would *love* to see spread and adapted and adopted all over the world. So this book gets an A+ from me on the philosophy angle, hands down.As a preface, this review is coming from someone who vaguely knew who Action Bronson was prior to reading this book. There's also some interesting stuff about spirituality in general in there and about learning to work with chi, which was new for me, and also pretty f**ing interesting. John and Gaia's first F**k It workshop in 2005 was a sell-out. And through their books, retreats and workshops the couple have since taught thousands of people worldwide the F**k It philosophy.' - The Sun I love snark, also called sarcasm. I tend to use it frequently, much to everyone else's chagrin. When I saw this title on NetGalley, I thought I would be getting a wonderfully funny, irreverent book with a tongue-in-cheek presentation of philosophy. In a way, F*** It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way is indeed that but so much more. So, find out how to say F**k It to all your problems and concerns. Say F**k It to all the 'shoulds' in your life and finally do what you want to do, no matter what other people think.

In this revised and updated edition, with brand-new chapters and insightful perspectives on the world we find ourselves in today, John C. Parkin shares humorous personal anecdotes, authentic advice and essential F**k It techniques - alongside exploring a whole host of worries and stresses to which we can say… F**k It! This book tried to be an overtly funny alternate version of "Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl," but ultimately failed with that because the humor was too forced and the focal points were shallow in presentation. Some of it was funny, but the vast majority of the time - I wasn't laughing, mostly cringing. It made me a little disappointed in the author. I recently read "Get Well Soon" and I loved it, I expected my feeling to be the same. The banter between Alex and Becca had me laughing out loud, the storyline is about tragedies, mending a friendship and cancer but is very humorous. Most of the story really revolves around Alex coming out of a darker place in her life and learning to live and be happy again...because she is doing this stuff for Becca. It is stuff she wouldn't have done before, if Becca had not asked her to work on the list. Alex was probably my favorite character - she is dark, moody, confused about life and love. I really enjoyed watching her character grow throughout the story. At first glance, it may appear that Mr. Parkin is attempting to tell the reader to ignore the laws and values of society, to just do his or her own thing. However, that is not true. Rather, Mr. Parkin is attempting to help the reader free him/herself from all the obligations and to allow one to enjoy everything has to offer. In essence, life is too short to stress about anything at all. Say "F*** it" (and truly mean it) and that stress disappears. It is not a giving up but a relaxation of one's expectations of one's job, society, and of life.This now classic text has been updated with inspirational new material from John C. Parkin. In this inspiring and humorous book, John suggests that saying F**k It is the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual ideas of letting go, giving up and finding real freedom by realising that things don't matter so much (if at all). I did learn some things from this book for sure, and he had some good perspectives/lessons on life things. For one I was 27 years and 140ish days old when Action Bronson taught me that it’s ‘nip it in the bud’ and not ‘nip it in the butt.’ He's always had athletic abilities and even had a period in his life where he went all in with the gym and weights, so far as to even using steroids. Before that, he'd do dips on the two poles protecting the pay phone, spending all day outside listening to music and working out before the two poles were removed. So he's always had the drive, motivation and ability for strenuous workouts; you see him going HAM on the kettle bells now and you know that that beast was always inside. Then it dawns on you. This is a very thin idea which has been streeeetched beyond breaking point. Sure, "f**k it" is a useful sentiment sometime. We all face occasions in our life when we need to have the courage to do something outrageous. But we shouldn't necessarily be like that all the time. Our lives would be much poorer if we hopped from one life-changing decision to another.