Can't Be Arsed

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Book is excellent of its kind, given the author, but I do wish he would forego the use of words I haven't heard since my time as a cavalryman. A sort of self help book that convinces you to do the opposite of a normal self help book by giving you 101 things you don't need to do and maybe just enjoy your normal life. I'd like to say that this is a funny, intelligent, thorough account of not bothering to expand your horizons, but I can't be ar**d.

Canâ t Be Arsed is a hilarious diatribe from the head of comedy at Hat Trick (producers of Have I Got News For You, Room 101 and Father Ted) that takes a detailed look at the alternative side of the 101 most frequently cited must do's, revealing the ugly details that most of these guidebooks conveniently ignore.

In this day and age I find this pessimistic attitude to be adding to the general negative feel that surrounds us and not helpful. The author Richard Wilson (not that Richard Wilson - this one is the producer of TV's Have I got News For You) has put the lists together in this slim volume along with reasons (including scientific but totally bogus graphs) showing why you shouldn't do any of them. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

An amusing and satirical take on all those Must Do Before You Die lists that are constantly cropping up in books, newspapers and online (and Lord knows where else). It gives off-putting facts and statistics to quote at holier-than-thou thrillseekers, so the next time somebody tells you that you simply must swim with dolphins, read Kafka in Prague, or go skydiving, you can tell them exactly where to get off. Please don't worry about about the condition of any 2nd Hand Books or other items you purchase, they'll be exactly as described in the details section.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Some funny (and often sopt-on) reasoning on most of the 101 things (I guess the author did well on his school's debate team), but ultimately, a bit samey throughout. Can't Be Arsed" by Richard Wilson is an antidote to all those lists of 101 ___________ to do before you die. A lazy, seemingly tired male (hence the spike in interest) lists things he finds overrated, overromanticised or simply too much effort, and hence advises us not to do them.

I feel that this is the kind of book that you would read on the plane, and kind of flip through to pass the time.

Perhaps you can in fact attain happiness not by going anywhere or doing anything but instead by actually reducing your ambitions. No it's not something that one is likely to sit down and read straight through like a traditional story, but instead are likely to read a bit at time.Or more objective: a few entries were fairly well argued, such as the one about the history of the marathon being a myth and marathon running being more about proving your fitness than continuing a tradition. Great for those looking for short articles and that also happen to poke fun at the traditional to-do-before books. If you're a positive person, enjoy new experiences and seeing the world and not accepting the norm, don't read this.