You Do You

You Do You How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want

Sarah Knight2017
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get Your Sh*t Together comes more straight talk about how to stand up for who you are and what you really want, need, and deserve--showing when it's okay to be selfish, why it's pointless to be perfect, and how to be "difficult." Being yourself should be easy, yet too many of us struggle to live on other people's terms instead of our own. Rather than feeling large and in charge, we feel little and belittled. Sound familiar? Bestselling "anti-guru" Sarah Knight has three simple words for you: YOU DO YOU. It's time to start putting your happiness first--and stop letting other people tell you what to do, how to do it, or why it can't be done. And don't panic! You can do it without losing friends and alienating people. Knight delivers her trademark no-bullsh*t advice about: The Tyranny of "Just Because" The social contract and how to amend it Turning "flaws" into strengths--aka "mental redecorating" Why it's not your job to be nice Letting your freak flag fly How to take risks, silence the doubters, and prove the haters wrong Praise for Sarah Knight"Genius." --Cosmopolitan"Self-help to swear by." --Boston Globe"Hilarious... truly practical." --Booklist
Sign up to use

Reviews

Photo of Claire Knight
Claire Knight@krider2010
5 stars
May 23, 2022

I really like this book. Perhaps because I’ve started to be more me as I age. But it was also practical and supportive. And the epilogue in the audiobook was truly excellent.

Photo of Nadine
Nadine @intlnadine
3 stars
Feb 18, 2022

Could have done without the profanity, but some solid advice that would have been even better if I’d followed it about 40 years ago. Think I’ll gift a copy to my teen,but she won’t approve of the language!

Photo of Safiya
Safiya @safiya-epub
3 stars
Jan 25, 2022

I guess that this was a not so bad reminder of owning it! I liked a few jokes but still find it hard to cope with slang language that has been everywhere in many self-help books... Do you think that such a tone is helpful for the readers? Upon my word, nope! So why not have these other versions for weirdos like me who believe firmly in slangless books... I mean if it's justified I don't mind the least... Yet I think that this is what the book is about, being less judgemental (not judging other humans preference to use/write/read slang or not) and about being you even if it means being difficult... I am grateful for the author for sharing openly her mental health history, and that it ain't a joke ... Thank you Would recommend it to anyone struggling with impostor syndrome, self-confidence issues, or anyone for that matter... You do you... One paragraph I'm taking away with me, and that deeply resonated with me brains : “I define success as having flexibility in my life, specifically because I don’t measure success in terms of climbing a career ladder or making more and more money.”

Photo of Jenny
Jenny@my_little_spark_of_madness
4.5 stars
Aug 6, 2022
Photo of Claire Wilson
Claire Wilson @clairew4
2.5 stars
Apr 6, 2022
Photo of Sophia Sadoughi
Sophia Sadoughi@sophsa
4 stars
Jul 5, 2024
Photo of Jenn Lee
Jenn Lee@jlee227
3 stars
Jan 20, 2024
Photo of Duality Diva
Duality Diva@dualitydiva
3 stars
Jun 25, 2023
Photo of Myla Larsen
Myla Larsen@bubblles
3 stars
Mar 2, 2022
Photo of Samantha Wheeler
Samantha Wheeler@ballycumbered
5 stars
Feb 6, 2022
Photo of Charlotte Nelson
Charlotte Nelson @charlottelife93
3 stars
Nov 18, 2021
Photo of Chelsea White
Chelsea White@itschelseaw
4 stars
Sep 26, 2021
Photo of Katie Bell
Katie Bell@katiebell
3 stars
Sep 3, 2021
Photo of Anna Disser
Anna Disser@annadisserstudio
4 stars
Sep 1, 2021

This book appears on the shelf Comics to read

Dark Horse Books Presents Blacksad
Dark Horse Books Presents Blacksad by Juan Diaz Canales
Jimmy Corrigan
Jimmy Corrigan by Chris Ware
Lucifer
Lucifer by Neil Gaiman
Daredevil
Daredevil by Frank Miller
Fun Home
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
The First Hundred Days
The First Hundred Days by Brian K. Vaughan

This book appears on the shelf Comics

Woman World
Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal
The Tea Dragon Society
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill
Kill My Mother
Kill My Mother by Jules Feiffer
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki
Kim Reaper Vol. 1
Kim Reaper Vol. 1 by Sarah Graley
Eternity Girl
Eternity Girl by Magdalene Visaggio

This book appears on the shelf Graphic novel

Blankets
Blankets by Craig Thompson
Asterios Polyp
Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
Black Hole
Black Hole by Charles Burns
Here
Here by Richard McGuire
Shenzhen
Shenzhen by Guy Delisle
Cages
Cages by Dave McKean