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Get Your Sh*t Together

A No F*cks Given Guide

Sarah Knight

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Goal Setting & Time Management+
Relationships+
Career & Professional Life+
Health & Fitness+
Mental Health & Anxiety+
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Question 1 of 7
What does the author suggest is the primary problem with how most people set their goals?
  • A. They fail to write them down or track their daily progress.
  • B. They hold themselves to unrealistic standards based on other people's measurements.
  • C. They focus too much on professional rather than personal goals.
  • D. They do not share their goals with friends and family for accountability.
Question 2 of 7
How does the author recommend improving bad time-management skills?
  • A. Waking up an hour earlier every day to get a head start.
  • B. Multitasking during mundane chores to maximize efficiency.
  • C. Timing how long routine tasks actually take to create a realistic schedule.
  • D. Using the Pomodoro technique for all work-related tasks.
Question 3 of 7
What strategy does the book recommend for maintaining a strong romantic relationship?
  • A. Engaging in a 'loving competition' to be the most thoughtful partner.
  • B. Making one grand, expensive romantic gesture every year.
  • C. Being as accommodating and passive as possible to avoid conflict.
  • D. Scheduling weekly relationship check-ins to discuss grievances.
Question 4 of 7
According to the book, what specific conversation should you have with your boss to help get your professional life together?
  • A. Asking for a significant raise based on current market rates.
  • B. Requesting a transfer to a different department to broaden your skills.
  • C. Demanding weekly feedback sessions to ensure you are on track.
  • D. Directly asking what you need to do to reach your professional goals.
Question 5 of 7
How does the author suggest using 'negative thinking' to achieve health and fitness goals?
  • A. By focusing on worst-case medical scenarios to scare yourself into exercising.
  • B. By weighing your negative feelings about your current state against your negative feelings about working out.
  • C. By assuming you will fail so that any small progress feels like a massive victory.
  • D. By criticizing your past failures to motivate your future self.
Question 6 of 7
When dealing with an ambiguous anxiety-inducing situation, such as receiving a vague email from a boss, what is one of the recommended approaches?
  • A. Confront the sender immediately to 'rip off the Band-Aid.'
  • B. Strategically do nothing and 'sleep on it' to see if it resolves itself.
  • C. Forward the email to human resources to create a paper trail.
  • D. Reply with an equally ambiguous message to level the playing field.
Question 7 of 7
What is the author's recommended system for keeping a home consistently clean and tidy?
  • A. Hiring a professional cleaner once a month for a deep clean.
  • B. Doing a massive, life-transforming purge of everything you own.
  • C. Spending an entire weekend once a month doing all the chores at once.
  • D. Dividing chores into categories and doing them in 20-minute sessions every other day.

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Get Your Sh*t Together Summary & Overview

Get Your Sh*t Together (2016) is a frank and practical guide to sorting your life out. From dealing with anxiety to exercise regimens, from your relationship to your career, these blinks will help you achieve your goals and get more out of your life.

Who Should Listen to Get Your Sh*t Together?

  • Anyone struggling to achieve their goals
  • Those looking for help with time management
  • People struggling with stress and anxiety

About the Author: Sarah Knight

Sarah Knight is an editor and writer who previously spent 15 years working in the publishing industry in New York, editing bestselling authors such as Chris Cleave and Gillian Flynn. Knight’s TEDx Talk, “The Magic of Not Giving A F***” has been viewed over two million times.

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