How to Be a Person in the World

Ask Polly's Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life

By: Heather Havrilesky

Narrated by: Heather Havrilesky

*A New York Times Love and Relationships bestseller*

For readers of Cheryl Strayed and Anne Lamott, a collection of brand new, impassioned, and inspiring letters by the author of the beloved advice column Ask Polly, featured weekly on New York Magazine's The Cut

Should you quit your day job to follow your dreams? How do you rein in an overbearing mother? Will you ever stop dating wishy-washy, noncommittal guys? Should you put off having a baby for your career?

Heather Havrilesky, the author of the weekly advice column Ask Polly, featured in New York magazine’s The Cut, is here to guide you through the “what if’s” and “I don’t knows” of modern life with the signature wisdom and tough love her readers have come to expect.

How to Be a Person in the World is a collection of never-before-published material along with a few fan favorites. Whether she’s responding to cheaters or loners, lovers or haters, the depressed or the down-and-out, Havrilesky writes with equal parts grace, humor, and compassion to remind you that even in your darkest moments you’re not alone.

Sage advice for all ages

Extremely well-read and well-written, I really wished that I had received advice like this when I was younger. Brutally honest and at the same time incredibly inspiring, I felt myself wanting to become a better person simply by listening to how "Polly" handled the problems of others. While probably most appropriate for people in their 20s and 30s, I am in my 40s and still got a lot out it. Thanks.

a must

loved the whit, writing and positive view to conquer everyones life issues. a must listen.

Excellent

I loved the selection of questions chosen chosen for this book. Also love when an author narrates her own book! It was a little disappointing that this was just a compilation of her columns but I still couldn't stop listening and breezed through this book.

Irreverently Insightful

I deeply enjoyed this book! Highly recommended reading for anyone feeling lost in our current time.

Book of stories

Similar to watching Parks and Recreation on Netflix, you can stop/start watching whenever you want and pick back up at any time without feeling lost. That's how this book is. It's a book of people's written problems and pollys solutions and because I am an aural learner, this book was right up my alley.