I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me

Modern Blunders and Modest Triumphs (but Mostly Blunders)

De: Jason Gay

Narrado por: Jason Gay

The Wall Street Journal columnist and bestselling author of Little Victories takes a humorous and insightful look at life in the face of overwhelming societal change that we never anticipated—from the effects on parenthood, marriage, friendship, work, and play to all other aspects of the strange lives we find ourselves living.

Like many of us, Jason Gay didn’t see this coming: a reshaped world, on edge, often stuck at home, questioning everything, trying to navigate a digital landscape that changes how we think, parent, coach, and live. With a series of topical and interconnected personal pieces, Gay comically takes on this new state of being, looking for the optimism and joy in the face of discouragement. He embarks on a rowdy ride with his son to the Daytona 500, weeks before lockdown. He confides his hilariously banal texts with his wife. He allows his mom to kidnap the family cat. From the modest thrills of Little League parenting to reckoning with the impending death of a close friend, Gay's essays run the gamut of modern life and he approaches it all with humility, grace, and more than a few laughs.

©2022 Jason Gay (P)2022 Hachette Books

Very entertaining

Full of good stories and observations and laughs. I imagine I will listen to many of the chapters again and again.

Jason Gay

An excellent writer and a flawed man navigates parenting, adulthood, and career paths in an insightful way. Honest, funny, not lane or too yuppy.

Hilarious

This book was a laugh riot I thought. The author reads it which adds a lot to the humor.

Lighthearted read

Fun book! I enjoyed it all with the exception of the one chapter on fishing .

Jason Gay is Alway Entertaining

LOVED the book. Bought it for my Mother for Christmas. She loved it also. I know when my inbox shows me there's a new column in the WSJ by Jason that it will always be thoughtful and usually funny. But it can be heartfelt when that's appropriate also. Excellent writer and storyteller. Keep writing and entertaining us please

The Conversational Tone

Great book. It was like sitting in a diner with a new best friends end, wishing the meal would never end.

Not as good as his column

Bought this because I enjoy his wsj column but I didn’t find the subjects here as interesting. The cat and graduation ones felt like filler