In this book, Knight talks about "not giving a fuck", but obviously by the use of vulgarity, it's taking a bit of a negative perspective on not caring about things. And it's weird, because it's advocating something that I think is more positive..... to not worry about what other people think, etc.
I don't know that I buy her perspective, but I think overall it's better to not worry so much about things like attending events that you don't want to go to, etc.
It is an interesting perspective though, and like any book, you take from it what you want to. My friend asked me how a book like this reconciles with the teachings of the Dalai Lama, and I think if you read it a certain way, there is a theme of letting things go that permeates both this book, and the teachings of the Dalai Lama.
I'd give this a 7 / 10.
I gotta check this one out, Marie Kondo's book actually helped me significantly with my mess problem, but I did find a lot of things weird as well. No I will not speak to the sweater that has holes in it to thank it for its service, yes it makes sense to pile everything up at once so you will realize how many duplicates you have. I started on her follow up book that goes more in depth and I feel like she's really good at organizing but sometimes things she says makes me wonder if half of her is removed from the real world. hmmm...I read the Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck and absolutely loved it I wonder if this one will be like that book and marie kondo's books bastard child.
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