New Year's resolution: Read this book?

Fox Your Carp, Jeff Bezos

F*ck Your Crap - Break Free and Take Control: The Brutally Honest Guide to Stop Overthinking, Start Living, and Finally Take Control by John Forgetson has 4.8 out of 5 stars (with 273 reviews), and it's getting a push by the algorithm.

Too much thinking? Who, me?

The brutally honest wake-up call that overthinkers can’t stop talking about

The year’s almost here. Still overthinking? Still waiting to change? Maybe it’s time to gift yourself the truth...and actually stick to it this time.

Stop overthinking. Start living. Finally take control of your mind, time, and life. You’ve read enough boring self-help to last a lifetime -- the repetitive and brain damaging kind that sounds good but changes nothing.

By now, we don’t need more motivation, we need a mirror...and a serious slap in the face.

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If I could learn meditation, I could do it all.

So if anyone is tired of overthinking while worrying about what everyone thinks and drowning in endless to-do lists that never end, this book might hit like a truth bomb.

Fck Your Crap isn’t another "feel good" pep talk. It’s a brutally honest wake-up call for people who are done pretending everything’s fine.

It’s not about chasing happiness; it’s about taking control of our life, our focus, and our energy. Inside, find a practical blueprint to stop overthinking, silence self-doubt, and build unstoppable momentum.

What’s inside

• How to stop overthinking and anxiety by rewiring the way the brain reacts to fear and pressure.
• How to stop worrying and start living using real tools that actually work, not useless affirmations.
• How to declutter the mind and rebuild daily habits around clarity and purpose.
• Why "positive thinking" is a scam and what to do instead.
• How to build a mindset so strong that we stop letting everything affect us.
• How to finally break free from the Anxious Generation....

Every chapter hits hard, talks straight, and gives the tools to stop overthinking, stop spiraling, and start living.

Forget the gurus. Forget the hacks. This book is for people who want change that lasts.

Who(m) this book is for

Ever said:

• "I can’t stop overthinking."
• "I feel stuck, lost, and mentally drained."
• "I’m tired of fake positivity and surface-level advice."
• "I'm scared..."?

Then this is a MANUAL to read. It’s for anyone ready to throw the excuses away, face the truth, and build a life that finally makes sense.

Whether navigating anxiety, career burnout, or just trying to get life together, this book will become the slap in the face we didn’t know we needed...until now as we read it.

Why it works

Because it’s REAL. Author John Forgetson doesn’t sugarcoat, spiritualize, or oversell. He cuts through the noise and teaches how to stop self-sabotaging, one brutally honest truth at a time.

With over 200 five-star reviews across platforms, Fck Your Crap has already changed how readers think, work, and live. It’s part tough love, part therapy, and entirely life-changing.

Ready to take back control? If we’re done overthinking our potential, this book will help us stop being our own worst enemy.

• Stop worrying.
• Stop waiting.
• Stop believing everything you think.
• Try something new.
• Try something different.
• Try something better.
• Forget motivation.
• Read this instead.
• Let’s face ourselves...and fix our crap.

F*ck Your Crap - Break Free

Buy Fck Your Crap NOW and finally take control of life. [What’s the worst that could happen? John Forgetson gets rich?] DON'T OVERTHINK IT.

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Stories: Urgency of spiritual practice

Motivational stories to calm the mind

(Buddhist Insights Journey) In today’s fast-paced world, finding peace can feel difficult. However, the timeless wisdom of the historical Buddha reminds us that true tranquility lies within. The "Buddha Story Motivational and Calm Your Mind" brings inspiring tales from the Buddha’s life, offering lessons to uplift, soothe, and guide toward inner peace. These stories help overcome challenges, reduce stress, and find harmony, showing that calm begins with the mind and has the power to transform life.

• 00:00 Intro: Buddha motivational stories to calm the mind
• 00:41 1. The Parable of the Burning House
• 04:44 2. The Bamboo Grove and Patience
• 09:21 3. The Story of the Lost Ox sound
• 13:41 4. The Buddha and the Mirror
• 17:28 5. The Parable of the Poisoned Honey
• 21:44 6. The Fasting Monk and Compassion
• 26:09 7. The Story of the Generous King
• 30:08 8. The Monk and the Tree
• 34:40 9. The Story of the Rich Man and His Wishes
• 40:43 10. Story of the Buddha and the Beggar
• 44:32 11. The Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant
• 47:46 12. The Buddha and the Robe of Gratitude
• 51:05 13. The Lesson of the Golden Fish
• 55:46 14. The Serial Killer Angulimala who became a Saint
• 01:04:03 15. The Buddha and the Broken Bowl
• 01:07:03 16. The Parable of the Snake
• 01:10:36 17. Story The Buddha and the Hungry Tigress
• 01:14:30 18. The Farmer and His Troubles
• 01:19:28 19. The Buddha and the Flower Sermon
• 01:24:54 20. The Buddha and the Glass of Water
• 01:28:11 Thanks for listening

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Bashar: How to accelerate awakening

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(Daryl Anka) Bashar Twin Flame: The ONE thing we MUST do to accelerate our awakening!

Bashar Twin Flame: The ONE thing we MUST do to accelerate our awakening!

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(Divine Light Vibes) Feb. 12, 2025: Psychic Channel "Bashar" (Darryl Anka) 2025 🚨 Hidden truths revealed! 🚨 In this eye-opening session, Bashar uncovers shocking realities about Japan’s high radiation levels (from Fukushima) concentrated in a ten-mile radius, UFOs, and the role of reborn "souls" (individuals) in solving Earth’s crises -- as whales and dolphins can through understanding their songs and communicating with them rather than hunting and destroying them. What is our Moon, and why is it there? (Don't worry about it). Are ETs influencing global events? Can children hold the key to human survival? What’s the true karmic impact of hunting dolphins and whales out of existence, Japan? Take a deep dive into mind-expanding insights and explore the power of consciousness, frequency shifts, and interdimensional wisdom. 🌍✨

• What is Fukushima (March 11, 2011)? The US found a way to surreptitiously attack Japan with yet another atomic explosion, more polluting than the first two (Nagasaki and Hiroshima). It is unclear what shima means in Japanese, but the first two phonemes are clearer: fuk and u. Young people and those out of the loop may not realize or remember that it is yet another Love Canal, NY, USA.
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Do people come into our lives by chance?

Zen story: People do NOT come into our lives by chance: Zen wisdom

(Miracles In Motion) April 15, 2024:  On this journey steeped in wisdom, motivation, and Zen history, we examine a spiritual path of personal growth. Through the fusion of personal and spiritual growth, we discover the transformative power of human connections on the path to individual development and enlightenment.

Let's dive into seven inspirational stories enriched by the profound wisdom of Zen and Buddhist traditions, exploring how these ancient Eastern philosophies can inspire our inner growth.

It is an exploration of Zen advice and little gems of wisdom to nourish a winning mind, promoting emotional balance and mental well-being. Let's analyze the spiritual motivation behind each significant encounter, offering enlightening insight for personal spiritual growth on our search for wisdom.

If we venture into stories of spiritual awakening to reveal how each chapter of our lives contributes to our journey as a whole, we may find a book that was worth living.

On a journey of self-discovery and emotional intelligence, we embrace the beauty of human connections as well as the ugliness to gain depth of growth. The goal is to discover what every encounter, every experience, has to offer as a precious piece of the puzzle that is our life.

In this way we illuminate our own path with spiritual awareness, which can motivate our progress.

Please feel free to share experiences and thoughts in the comments. #zenstory #zenwisdom, dare to do motivation channel, mindfulness, motivational video

Intro to Zen, empty mind, how to (video)

Empty the Mind: A powerful Zen story for life

(The Fictionist) Join Akira on a transformative journey as he learns the power of emptying the mind in this Zen story. Overcome worry, embrace mindfulness, and find inner peace.

Zen: An Introduction

Chill out, be cool, and go with the flow.

(Share Ideas) Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed in the 7th and 8th centuries in China, when Buddhism arrived from India and interacted with the indigenous Taoist tradition. The word "Zen" reflects this: It is the Japanese way pronouncing the Chinese chan (from channa), which is derived from the Indian Buddhist term jhana, from the Sanskrit dhyana, which originally meant "meditation." So Chan Buddhism or Zen Buddhism literally means a particular school that emphasizes meditation (which originally meant meditative absorption as the central practice). March 4th, 2018.

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Hindu monk Dandapani: How to control the mind (brainwash yourself) to achieve anything

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Subtle Art of Not Giving a F: 40 truths (video)

Mark Manson, March 9, 2024; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

WARNING: Use of harsh and gratuitous language in doling out harsh truths, graphic, sexual, vulgar!

40 harsh truths I know at 40 but wish I knew at 20

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

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First, who is Mark Manson? He is the author of the very popular, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.

Today is my 40th birthday. Here are all the things that I know at 40 that I wish I knew at 20.

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Strange Secret to Success: right thinking?

After Skool, 6/20/23; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Fake Buddha quote? No, an elaborated mistranslation of what the Buddha teaches in the opening lines of the Dhammapada: "Mind is the forerunner of all conditions." Thinking (intention) precedes acting (karma) and colors it, thereby molding the result. Skillful actions will yield fortunate results (vipaka, phala), unskillful actions (akusala karma) will bring woeful results.

The Strange Secret to Success: Earl Nightingale

The Strangest Secret

(After Skool) What is the strangest secret to success? "We become what we think about"?

Earl Nightingale V (March 12, 1921–March 25, 1989) claims "everyone" was in agreement on this point. It's so famous a saying that it has become a fake Buddha quote.

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What did the Buddha actually say? "Things [life circumstances] are preceded by the mind (heart), ruled by the mind, made by the mind. If one speaks or acts [i.e., performs karma] with a corrupted mind then suffering follows — just as the wheel of the ox cart follows the ox that pulls it" (Dhp. 1). "Mind is the forerunner of all conditions; they are preceded by mind, ruled by mind, made by mind. If one speaks or acts with a calm and bright mind then happiness follows just as one's shadow that never departs" (Dhp. 2).

Earl Nightingale at the mic, bloviating.

Nightingale was an American radio speaker and author, dealing mostly with the subjects of human character development, psychology, motivation, and meaningful existence.

He was the voice, during the early 1950s, of Sky King, the hero of a radio adventure series. He was also a WGN radio program host from 1950 to 1956. He was the author of The Strangest Secret, which economist Terry Savage has termed "one of the great[est] motivational books of all time."

The goal is not to end thinking. Stay calm.

• *"Right thought," one of the factors of Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path (noble = aryan = "ennobling" = enlightening), means thinking thoughts of renunciation (letting go, non-clinging, non-lust rather than the usual sensual craving that overtakes one), thoughts of non-harming (ahimsa) or non-ill-will, thoughts of non-cruelty. "Right thought" is usually defined as right intention or right resolve, referring to the underlying motivation for an action or deed (karma). The resultants to be expected are called the vipaka (karmic resultant) and the phala (karmic fruit).

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Zen story: What if I don't get all I want?

This is what happens when we only WANT/CRAVE in life: a Zen story

(Dare to do. Motivation) June 5, 2023. This is a beautiful short story by the Zen owl Nisshitsu. What if we become like [the Western character spoken of by Nathaniel Hawthorne in] Young Goodman Brown?

Listen to your heart. Be happy. Persist [don't give up]. Have faith/confidence [always believe]! Leave a like and a comment and tell the creator what you think. Stay blessed.

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When life changes, STOP clinging: Alan Watts

Alan Watts, T&H, 5/29/23; Ananda (DB Meditation), Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

No, don't change! I need you to stay the same or I'll suffer! Go back to being the same!!

When life changes, stop clinging to it - Alan Watts on the philosophy of Yūgen

(T&H - Inspiration & Motivation) Here is a powerful and profound speech on our changing world by Zen Buddhist/Hindu/Taoist explainer Alan Watts.

Original audio sourced from “Out of Your Mind 11: The World as Emptiness (Part 1).”

Whaddya mean "let go"? I need this thing!

Clinging (upādāna) is a very terrible habit in Buddhism. It is rooted in delusion/ignorance (moha) and often accompanied by fear/aversion (dosa). We grasp at things we think will bring us pleasure and relief, not realizing we are taking up suffering and dooming ourselves to disappointment. Not learning from one catastrophe, we go on to another and another, life after life. When an awakened teacher points to a solution, some see it. Most of us miss it.

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance,” explained spiritual entertainer Alan Watts (1915–1973) when he came from Britain to live in California.

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As Alan Watts said, “No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time: he is like a steel bridge without flexibility, and the order of his life is rigid and brittle.”

Motivation: "What we think, we become" (video)

Eddie Pinero, July 22, 2022; Crystal Q., Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

- C.S. Lewis

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Can’t find love? Love yourself first?

Jay Shetty, L. Howe, @SusanWinter, 2/1/22; Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Can I call childcare meditation? - Sure. It won't make a difference, but you can. - Should I? - No.

If you're SINGLE and can't find deep love in a relationship, watch this

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Pleasure, end laziness, dopamine detox (video)

Dr. Andy Huberman, Tom Bilyeu, 9/23/21; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Dopamine detox: Take back control of life and stop laziness! | Dr. Andrew Huberman

(Tom Bilyeu) As for dopamine, people have been obsessing and hearing about this neurochemical and its role in human behavior for years. We may think of it as the "feel-good happy hormone," or we may associate it with addiction, love, lust, and sex.

The Practical Neuroscience of Buddha's Brain

As our lives convert over to a totally digital experience that is with us everywhere we are in the form of a cell phone, dopamine detox has even started gaining in popularity.

Dr. Andrew Huberman from the Huberman Lab is here again to unpack some of the more surprising discoveries and uses of dopamine. He compares dopamine to a biological "currency" that plays a role in human desire for more and more (Buddhist craving and clinging, not being able to let go even in the face of suffering/disappointment).

Dopamine is the catalyst pushing humanity forward exploring things like cryptocurrency and pushing our limitations and what is possible, but is all of that for the sake of pleasure and feeling good?

Dr. Huberman breaks down the balance of pain and pleasure, arousal and relaxation, and gives us the insight we need to start regulating our body’s dopamine release.

If we thought dopamine was all about feeling good, Dr. Huberman is about to reveal why it’s more about what motivates us in the pursuit of something greater.

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• Neuroplasticity [bending the brain]
• Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (Dr. Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius)

Show notes

• 0:00 | Introduction Dr. Andrew Huberman
• 0:56 | Dopamine as biological currency
• 6:51 | Releasing dopamine
• 10:38 | Hormonal signaling
• 14:34 | Can we spike dopamine?
• 21:00 | Value the pursuit and the dips
• 25:40 | Balance of pain and pleasure
• 31:23 | Self-regulation of dopamine
• 38:28 | Dopamine and time perception
• 44:31 | Dopamine and overindulging
• 49:05 | Action based denial
• 52:42 | Using rules and dopamine
• 58:27 | Ways to get motivated

"I was gonna...but then I got high."

(Afroman song "Because I Got High")

Quotes

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“When I say dopamine is the universal currency of everything, what I mean is, it's driving the motivation to develop new currencies.” [3:08]

“Celebrating the win more than the pursuit, it actually sets you up for failure in the future.” [16:00]

“If you can start to register that craving, and that friction and that desire, that almost kind of low level of agitation, sometimes high level of agitation...that's dopamine” [17:54].

“Your capacity to tap into dopamine as a motivator, not just seeking dopamine rewards, that is infinite.” [19:34]

“It's the craving that makes me feel alive. So it's the state of wanting that is in and of itself, the pleasurable act.” [22:37]

“It doesn't matter if it's Bitcoin or Ethereum, it doesn't matter if it's putting rockets on other planets, it doesn't matter if it's building the first automobile, it's the same currency.” [25:27]

And so we go back to this example of the person who's not motivated and can't get off the couch and doesn't want to do anything. Well, this is the problem. Remember the rat experiment? They are effectively the rat with no dopamine..." [27:47]

“Dopamine itself is not the reward. It's the buildup to the reward, and the reward has more of a kind of opioid bliss like property.” [29:51]

“The more pain you experience, the more dopamine you can achieve. If you get back on the avenue of pursuit.” [30:58]

“I would say addiction is a progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure, and I don't like to comment too much on enlightenment...but a good life is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure, and even better is a good life is a progressive expansion of the things that bring you pleasure and includes pleasure through motivation and hard work.” [32:55]

“If you think about most of the growth in life comes from these rigidly externally imposed schedules and we hate them. But they are where we learn restraint.” [52:42]

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