Calm the f*ck down – Sarah Knight

Sarah Knight, the world’s “anti-guru”, author of such bestsellers as “The life-changing magic of not giving a f*ck” or “Get Your Sh*t Together!“, returns with another item “Calm the F*ck Down: How to Control What You Can and Accept What You Can’t So You Can Stop Freaking Out and Get On With Your Life“.

In the guide, the author writes about the fears that torment us, anxieties, how they gather in our heads and whisper ominously “What if…“. Some of these things are trivial, often even imaginary, but they still spend our sleep from our eyes. On the other hand, there are also things or problems that you have to worry about, you can’t just ditch everything. Nevertheless, whether these are important issues or simply the effects of our black-eyedness, Sarah Knight tries to teach us how to regain peace, plan a strategy of action to effectively solve the problem.
How to tell if this book is for you? Very easily! Just answer the following questions, which the author asks in the introduction:

“- How many times during the day do you ask: “And what if…?” (What if X happens? If Y fails? If Z doesn’t go according to my wishes/needs/expectations?”)
-How much time do you spend worrying about things that haven’t happened yet? Or things that not only haven’t happened yet, but probably never will?
-And how many hours have you wasted, hysterical about something that’s already happened?!

If, like Sarah, you answer these questions: too much, too much and too many, then we can safely say that this guide is just for you and you should reach for it as soon as possible.

What’s inside the book?

And what to expect once we open the book? It consists of four chapters preceded by an introduction and an epilogue. As I have already written, when reading the introduction, we can quickly see if there is any point at all in reaching further. If we find that out, we can start reading. In the first chapter, “So you get hysterical: admit what kind of problem you really have and control your reaction”, we’ll start by finding out exactly what our problems are and what kinds of problems they cause in our lives. Then we’ll look at hysteria, what it looks like, how it happens, and the consequences it has for us, and then discuss mysterious issues like the Anti-Hysteria Fund, the Fourth Fund, mental order, and how to lock emotional puppies in a cage. In the second chapter we will begin to calm down slowly, try to identify what we can control and accept what we cannot. All of this is to be able to let go of it later. The author presents us here with five categories of “crap” and shows us step by step how to deal with them. In the third part we will start to deal with problems, we will deal with those we can control. And finally, at the end of the TEST time. The author presents us with a script of one crazy story (rather drama). Our task will be, based, of course, on the knowledge gained so far, to establish a specific response to a given problem, and then deal with the situation. I wonder how it will go for you…

Summary

The guide may not have turned upside down my previous life, but it certainly was a nice reading. I like the author’s books very much and I enjoyed reading another one. I like her light style and the fact that there are lots of anecdotes, descriptions of comical (dramatic?!) stories from her life. As Sarah Knight herself points out, she is not a scientist or any guru (even an anti-guru), she describes her experience and experiences. The fact that something helped her does not mean that she will help everyone. I think it’s worth reaching for this position not only to find advice on the subject, but also to have a little fun and laugh with the author. If you know the author’s previous positions, you know you won’t regret it, and if you don’t, I highly recommend that you get to know with Sarah Knight.

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