How to Be Miserable in Your Twenties, Randy J. Paterson
How to Be Miserable in Your Twenties, Randy J. Paterson
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How to Be Miserable in Your Twenties
40 Strategies to Fail at Adulting

Author: Randy J. Paterson

Narrator: Melie Williams

Unabridged: 5 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2020

Synopsis

Following in the footsteps of his snarky self-help hit, How to Be Miserable, psychologist Randy J. Paterson uses his trademark wit and irony to help you tackle the most common roadblocks that stand in the way of successful “adulting.”
Are you living in your parent’s basement? Can you measure your life by the hours you spend video streaming or gaming? Do you have absolutely no idea who you really are or what matters to you? Are you emotionally stunted and incapable of mature relationships? Great! Keep it up. If you just can’t get enough of being miserable, you’re on the right path.
In How to Be Miserable in Your Twenties, you won’t find platitudes or promises of love, happiness, and a fabulous life. What you will find are 40 strategies to help you cultivate a life of abject misery. On the other hand, if you want to take control of your destiny, find meaning and a sense of purpose, or just be a damn grownup, feel free to do the opposite of what this book says. You may yet join the ranks of happy people everywhere!
So, keep getting caught in the same self-defeating traps that have led you to an unfulfilling existence—or not! Either way, this book will help you take a good long look at yourself and your life, and come up with a solid action plan for your worst (or best) future.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on March 22, 2020

While this overview of the noble goal of practicing misery contains lots of creative ideas, I'm pretty sure that there are plenty more. Most of these would make me feel like a brat or maybe an idiot but not necessarily a truly miserable person. Q: If everyone you know is in the military, then the mil......more

Goodreads review by Amy on December 27, 2020

I won this book through a giveaway in exchange for an honest review. Although this was witty, and made me giggle a few times, this really wasn’t my kind of book. It wasn’t a bad book by any means, just wasn’t my style.......more

Goodreads review by Ris on August 27, 2020

Based on the premise that "downhill is easier than uphill," Paterson suggests thinking of how to make everything the very worst it could possibly be, and then do the opposite. It's a lot of tongue in cheek humor, and assumes some privilege and nuance, but the general gist is: identify the factors you......more

Goodreads review by James on January 17, 2022

As a therapist who has treated patients suffering from depression, Randy Peterson brings a fresh approach to the question of “How can we set ourselves up for success when we enter adulthood?” The book is separated into four parts: 1. Transition from adolescence to adulthood: adultescence 2. The lies p......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on June 19, 2020

3.5 stars - I think I went into this book expecting more humor than self help and while there was definitely some good humor, I just felt done with the self help aspect by the end. It’s not a genre I generally enjoy anyways and I really didn’t feel in the mindset for it while searching for jobs in a......more

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