Description
Book SynopsisFrom the authors of the bestselling The Art of Being Brilliant We all have good days and bad days. Some days we re on form, others we can t really be bothered and feel a little lack lustre.
Trade ReviewIt s a fantastic read for anyone looking for a self-esteem boost! (Start Your Business, May 2014) funny, thought-provoking and healthily acerbic. (The Daily Telegraph, May 2014) provides simple, thought-provoking anecdotes and creative stories designed to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. (Gay Times, July 2014) The book is full of useful and easy to follow examples of how to be the most awesome version of you a bit more often, without ever, becoming sanctimonious or preachy. It doesn't offer a shortcut to enlightenment or unlimited wealth, but with lashings of dry humour and plenty of common sense, it lifts the mood and has you chuckling at yourself and the elaborate way we all trap ourselves in the cult of busy. (July 2014) possibly the most entertaining self-help book you will ever read. (Northern Woman, September 2014) Written in a truly humorous and accessible way, it is easy to understand and fun to read (Erisea Magazine, October 2014)
Table of Contents
Andy and Andy's Big Day Out Page 1
The Tinker Man Page 5
Forget ‘Self-improvement', Try ‘Self-remembering' Page 13
A Thoroughly Modern Maslow Page 21
Wired for Struggle? Page 35
Madonna, Queen and the Fat Lad Page 43
Your Inner Tortoise Page 51
Lift Off Page 57
Less Pain, More Gain Page 63
Indiana Jones, the Therapist Page 71
A Groundhog Life? Page 75
Happiness Terrorists Page 81
A Balancing Act Page 91
Cynical Thinking Page 97
Meet the Ancestors Page 105
The Invention of Happiness Page 113
Quantum Physics for Dummies Page 117
The Umwelt Page 127
Pooh Sticks Page 133
The Vendetta Page 141
Your Happiness Allowance Page 151
Mullets and Bananas Page 161
The Trauma of Being Zak Page 173
Home Sweet Home? Page 181
A Brief Interlude for Some ‘Mars and Venus' Stuff Page 193
I'm Here, All Weak Page 197
Extraordinary' as Standard Page 207
4000 Weeks... Page 221
