Papercuts

The Art of Self-Delusion

De: Brent Perkins

Narrado por: Brent Perkins

You already know something's off. You've known for a while.

Every day, thousands of invisible decisions quietly cannibalize your agency, clarity, and aliveness: saying yes when you mean no, performing instead of being present, giving from depletion instead of surplus.

This isn't therapy. It's not spiritual bypass. It's not another productivity framework.

It's a reckoning with the identity you've built and what it's actually costing you.

Papercuts exposes the pattern every high-capacity leader knows but won't name: you've become so good at holding it all together that you've forgotten how to be whole. You lead teams brilliantly but feel lost at home. Your business thrives while your marriage runs on logistics. Your kids get whatever's left in the tank. You're holding it all together. Barely. And no one sees the cost.

This audiobook doesn't teach you to heal your inner child. It shows you how to stop abandoning your inner adult.

It starts as one man's story. Then it becomes yours. That's where most people either put it down or can't.

By the time you finish, you'll see the patterns you've been running, the agency you traded away, and the one choice you've been avoiding since before you knew you were avoiding it.

No quick fixes. No guru gloss. Just raw, honest confrontation with the invisible war you've been fighting against yourself.

This is the audiobook before the strategy. The reckoning before the rebuild.

FAIR WARNING: This audiobook will cost you your favorite lies. Pick up a copy when you're done pretending everything's fine.

For listeners of The Untethered Soul, Man's Search for Meaning, and Letting Go.

©2023 Brent Perkins (P)2023 Brent Perkins

Great listen!

I appreciate the way Brent takes us on a journey through parts of his life. Undoubtedly you will find pieces that tangentially align with stories from most anyone’s. He shares some unique ways to look at situations and self reflect. One I will certainly add to the repeat listen list, as there will be nuggets that continue to challenge my growth and add value to any stage in my own personal journey. Thanks Brent for bringing this to the world!

It’s like hanging out with a friend- who doesn’t bullsh*t you

I read both the hardback and listened to the audible version simultaneously. Reading this book is like having a conversation with that one friend who doesn't hold back...and you love them for it.

Forget the usual recipe step-by-step instructions for how to "make a change" or "self-improvement" books you typically read. I felt like I was sitting down, having a cup of coffee with a friend who listened but gave me some hard truths on why I was reacting to certain things in my typical judgmental way.

It was written in conversational style, as if the author was speaking to you, with some parts written in a fictional way (although they are real stories) about conversations or experiences he has had in life that led to his "ah-ha" moments. In fact, there are parts where you are given an instruction (I do not want to give it away) and you stop and perform said instruction...which had an impact!

You can get a sense of the author's personality, humor, and wisdom throughout the book with it packaged in a way as if you were sitting down, drinking a cup of coffee over it all. It truly made me reflect on some aspects on my life.

I highly recommend this book and especially the audible version, as the author reads it with some character.

I look forward to the deeper dive writing of the future versions or the continuation of the series as that is probably my only suggestion for improvement: that some concepts were only touched on the surface, and I wanted to go further/deeper.

Looking forward to the next ones. Enjoy!

The truth heals

In this book, the author lays bare his life (both successes and failures) to show the reader that true happiness isn’t found through success in business, titles, and money, but through being completely truthful to yourself and those you love. I appreciated the honesty in this book and the author’s desire to help others find hope and comfort from his example.

Must Listen!

This book is a must read and offers practical tools/knowledge to help live in the present; with intention, manage assumptions, expectations and control the ego!

A Must Listen for Anyone Interested in Personal Growth

Once I started this book, I couldn’t stop listening and I finished it in a day! I love it when the author is also the narrator to the audiobook. Brent’s stories are SO relatable! He brings you along the journey of him waking up to his own self-delusion and invites you to do the same. You will be challenged in the way you think about yourself and how you relate to others. And you will discover nuggets of wisdom all along the way. This is a repeat listen for sure!