Unf*ckology

A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence

By: Amy Alkon

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Amy Alkon presents Unf*ckology, a "science-help" book that knocks the self-help genre on its unscientific ass. You can finally stop fear from being your boss and put an end to your lifelong social suckage.

Have you spent your life shrinking from opportunities you were dying to seize but feel "that's just who I am"? Well, screw that! You actually can change, and it doesn't take exceptional intelligence or a therapist who's looking forward to finally buying Aruba after decades of listening to you yammer on.

Transforming yourself takes revolutionary science-help from Amy Alkon, who has spent the past 20 years translating cutting-edge behavioral science into highly practical advice in her award-winning syndicated column. In Unf--kology, Alkon pulls together findings from neuroscience, behavioral science, evolutionary psychology, and clinical psychology. She explains everything in language you won't need a psych prof on speed-dial to understand - and with the biting dark humor that made Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck such a great listen. She debunks widely-accepted but scientifically unsupported notions about self-esteem, shame, willpower, and more and demonstrates that:

• Thinking your way into changing (as so many therapists and self-help books advise) is the most inefficient way to go about it.
• The mind is bigger than the brain, meaning that your body and your behavior are your gym for turning yourself into the new, confident you.
• Fear is not just the problem; it's also the solution.
• By targeting your fears with behavior, you make changes in your brain that reshape your habitual ways of behaving and the emotions that go with them.

Follow Amy Alkon's groundbreaking advice in Unf--kology, and eventually, you'll no longer need to act like the new you; you'll become the new you. And how totally f--king cool is that?

©2018 Amy Alkon (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Brilliant

The author of this self help book is an original thinker and did extensive research in presenting this practical guide to developing style and confidence. I found it very helpful.

Very enlightening and encouraging!

This audiobook gave me a lot to think about and left me feeling overall better about myself and hopeful that I can make improvements in the way I feel and act. If I had been reading it, there are parts I would have wanted to re- read, especially from chapter 15 to the end. So, I’m planning to listen a second time to the last few chapters. For me the solutions presented made it an especially worthwhile presentation. I didn’t agree with every singe point and suggestion made but there were plenty of great take aways for me. I enjoyed the author’s use of her personal experiences and examples. She also had a pleasant voice,which I always find helpful in audiobooks.

Great ideas and insight

Since I'm a little older 60+, I felt the swearing was a little over done. I understand using it for emphasis but I could have done with a little less, especially the F-bomb.

She does have some great points and a LOT of it was very solid advice.

Great book

I will listen it again. I liked it every chapter. I completely advice it. I will get another one from the author.

Good and funny

It's pretty good, the author's sense of humor made it nice. Even though it was good next time I would prefer to read the book.

Eye-opening

I myself am a licensed therapist since 2005. the author talks about many methodologies that I used successfully when I was treating patients. however, I believe that her viewpoints twists and changes to those methodologies make a lot of sense. I think the old and the new could be useful depending on the specific client. but as far as reading the book for myself. it was very eye-opening and information. I have had many turning points in my life that had taken me from a shy little child to a stronger teenager who only let certain people run all over her to another changing point where I got really strong and independent, to another changing point where after 24 years of marriage I realized I was slowly manipulated into becoming a door mat again and living my life in accordance to someone else's needs rather than my own. would that being said, the author offers tangible doable steps that a person can take to become whatever they want to be whatever version of themselves they want to be but stronger and more independent and definitely less of a doormat. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is ever gotten their feelings hurt so much that it changed their lives. and I recommend it for anyone who feels like they're not enough. great job to the author very impressed.

To the point

Goes right to the point and doesn't mince words. It's also hysterical. If you can't handle cursing, then keep in walking, there's nothing to see here.

I’ll be recommending this book for years

Every once in a while I come across a book thats profoundly life changing. This is one of those. Should be required reading for Humans.

Great audio book definitely for the real world.

Easy to understand and she puts the tools and techniques in real world language. A book I recommend to help face the world with a better version of you.

Stand up Straight

I really enjoyed the book, it gives us permission to be Bold and take-up space!