F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way

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The ship sinks further when you realise that the author loves to talk about himself. Huge long screeds about his family, his life, his wife, the decisions that he faced. I wouldn't have minded if he was someone interesting and/or had done something noteworthy. But he isn't and he hasn't. We're down to three stars. Good content, but poor writing and he talks about himself too much. 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. F**k It has taken the world by storm, helping countless people to let go, stop struggling and finally do what they want; to ignore what everyone else is telling them and go their own way. 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. Through no-nonsense ideas, fascinating facts and motivating calls to action, John brings us from pessimism to inspiration, so that our thoughts become powered by

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. This book wasn't my cup of tea. I felt like it has a good base idea and concept, but tried to do too much.As a preface, this review is coming from someone who vaguely knew who Action Bronson was prior to reading this book.

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. The story is never about fulfilling the list. It's about what that list is to the two girls as individuals and to them as best friends. Overall, this was my first experience with Julie Halpern's writing, but it's not a story I would recommend because it didn't really impress or grab me in the measures of what it offered. It had some moments, and I'll give it credit for those, but ultimately, it's not a story I would read again or want to return to. It was just too much and not well enough in its focus. Touted as akin to Taoism and other spiritual beliefs, the main premise of the F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way philosophy is letting go. Indeed, there is merit in this idea of letting go and the freedom one uses the phrase. According to Mr. Parkin, "The one thing you'll always do when you really say, 'F*** It' is relax" and "problems can't exist in the face of total relaxation" (p. 88-89). Mr. Parkin wants us to say the phrase to everything we do because it releases us from attaching too much meaning, too much pressure, too many expectations to everything we do. If one sits and thinks about it, and considers all the times where one has flung up his or her hands and declared "f*** it!", Mr. Parkin is indeed on to something.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.