Introduction |
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Tidying up your fuck drawer |
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4 | (3) |
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The art of mental decluttering |
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7 | (4) |
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The magic of not giving a fuck |
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11 | (4) |
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On giving, and not giving, a fuck |
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15 | (2) |
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Why should I give a fuck? |
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17 | (2) |
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Not giving a fuck: The basics |
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19 | (1) |
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Who are these mythical people who don't give a fuck? |
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20 | (1) |
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Children, assholes, and the Enlightened |
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20 | (3) |
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How can I become one of those people? |
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23 | (2) |
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You need to stop giving a fuck about what other people think |
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25 | (3) |
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28 | (7) |
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35 | (2) |
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What about people who can't stop giving a fuck about you not giving a fuck? |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (3) |
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Deciding not to give a fuck |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (2) |
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Sort your fucks into categories |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (1) |
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What are some things I may or may not give a fuck about? |
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51 | (1) |
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Ten things about which I, personally, do not give a fuck Includes basketball, Taylor Swift, and feigning sincerity |
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52 | (3) |
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A few more things Includes "glamping", napkin rings, and the Olympics |
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55 | (5) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (2) |
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Polar bears and half-marathons |
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70 | (2) |
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Oh, she's got a reputation |
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72 | (1) |
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This is not useless paperwork |
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73 | (1) |
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A note on degree of difficulty |
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74 | (2) |
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Friends, acquaintances, and strangers |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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Solicitations, donations, and loans, oh my! |
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79 | (6) |
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85 | (1) |
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Things you might have a personal policy against |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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The tiny little elephant in the room |
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89 | (4) |
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Things even parents don't give a fuck about |
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93 | (3) |
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Sometimes it's okay to hurt people's feelings |
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96 | (5) |
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So ... do I have any friends left? |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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When a cigar is not just a cigar and a teacup is not just a teacup |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (4) |
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Am I my brother's keeper? |
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109 | (2) |
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Vote no on giving a fuck! |
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111 | (2) |
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Refuse to play the shame game |
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113 | (1) |
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Holidays: A personal policy |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (2) |
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Do not underestimate the drain of infrequent fuck-giving |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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The holy fucking trinity: Time, energy, and money |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (1) |
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Threat level yellow: Easy fucks to stop giving |
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130 | (1) |
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Threat level orange: Medium-tough fucks to stop giving |
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131 | (1) |
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Threat level red: The hardest fucks to stop giving |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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Different fucks, same principle Includes recycling, social media, and co-workers' kids |
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137 | (15) |
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You wondered when we'd get to weddings, didn't you? |
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152 | (2) |
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Old fucks, new fucks, borrowed fucks, blue fucks |
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154 | (10) |
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Getting cold feet? Revisit your personal policies |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (3) |
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Getting more from the fucks you do (or don't) give |
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170 | (1) |
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The magic of not giving a fuck dramatically transforms your life |
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171 | (2) |
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A fuck not given is something gained |
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173 | (4) |
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Your fucks affect your body, mind, and soul |
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177 | (3) |
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Another way to give no fucks |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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Knowing what you can do without |
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182 | (1) |
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Things about which you should probably be giving more fucks |
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183 | (4) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (1) |
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On achieving enlightenment |
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189 | (2) |
Afterword |
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191 | (4) |
Acknowledgements |
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195 | (4) |
Index |
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199 | (10) |
About the author |
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