From 447879fd36cdd0fbfe750dd2796ad030e16deab3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:38:21 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Book Review: Adult stuff --- content/reviews/books/adult-stuff.md | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/books/adult-stuff.md diff --git a/content/reviews/books/adult-stuff.md b/content/reviews/books/adult-stuff.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5acf79a --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/adult-stuff.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ ++++ +title = "Adult Stuff: Things You Need to Know to Win at Real Life - Robert Boesel, +Matt Moore" +date = 2020-02-09 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "fun", "robert boesel", "matt moore"] ++++ + +[GoodReads Summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26544444-adult-stuff): +Sometimes your first steps into the "real world" send you falling flat on your +face. It's natural to be optimistic about new experiences, but most of us set +ourselves up only to be let down every time. And disappointment hurts like a +$%&*#. + +News flash: You don't have to be an Einstein to survive adult life. You don't +even have to abandon your standards to get what you want. All you have to do +is keep your expectations realistic. + + + +{{ stars(stars=3) }} + +Alright, right up front, let me say that it is weird to read a book about "How +to Survive Real Life When You Just Got Passed Your Teens and Now Need to Work +and Keep a Place and Have a Life" when you're 43. But here we are. + +One thing the book does (although a bit too flourish for my taste) is to +destroy all those dreams of a perfect life: Oh, you're out of your parents +apartment? Sure, you can have that huge loft Tom Hanks have in "Big", or a +nice apartment like the ones in "Friends"? NOT! Oh, sharing with someone you +go fine? It will be like "Friends", every day! SIKE! + +So, yeah, it is not that bad, but it is not a dream. + +But instead of saying "Nope" all the time, the book tries to give some advice +on how to survive this dark times. I think it missed the point sometimes; for +example: dripping faucet? Hire someone. Why not buy two, play with one till +you understand how it fits and then try the other one. Sure, hiring someone +and watching over their shoulder how to do is something I do all this time -- +I'm not kidding here -- but you can also experiment yourself. You'd pay +double, but if you manage to understand how things work, you'll have a spare +and if you break it, at least you got it shouldn't work.