Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!: How to Take Back Our Time, Attention, and Purpose in a World Designed to Bury Us in Bullshit

by Julio Vincent Gambuto Narrated by Julio Vincent Gambuto

Overview

A life-changing guide to freeing ourselves from the utter nonsense of modern life, for fans of Atomic Habits and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck-the best book to read if you're stressed-out, overloaded, or just plain weirded out by this crazy world we're all living in.

“Simultaneously hilarious and deadly serious...An extraordinary book.” -Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks ¿ Winner of an Axiom Business Award for Best Business Book on Work-Life Balance ¿ A Must-Read Book for August 2023 by the Next Big Idea Book Club, curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink

For decades, we have been told that being overworked, overcommitted, and overwhelmed is the price to pay for successful delete modern here lives. That the constant striving, and scrolling, and buying into lifestyles that are marketed to us is a direct path to happiness. When all we seem to get in return is a permanent place on the hamster wheel.

Writer and moviemaker Julio Vincent Gambuto understood this all too well. He was constantly on the go, overloading [space] his calendar and inbox, trying to convince himself that being busy meant being fulfilled. But in the darkest moments of 2020, he was confronted with an uncomfortable truth: life has been on autopilot for a very long time. He was trapped in a never-ending loop, exhausted, lonely, and wildly disconnected from all that truly mattered.

Now, in Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!, Gambuto maps a radical blueprint for “unsubscribing”-a rethinking of our digital habits, the setting of real boundaries, a reevaluation of our social circles, and a reexamination of powerful core ideas that no longer serve us.

Inside, you'll find:
-100+ practical and tactical strategies for how to be happy in the chaos of our world, and how to unplug and reevaluate life so you can re-design it and live it with more meaning and joy.
-A deep understanding of how modern life got to be so damn relentless thanks to Big Forces like tech, banks, social media, and politics.
-Important opportunities to reflect on where all your time, attention, money and energy really go.
-An eye-opening conversation about work that will change your perspective on work, life, and family.
-and more!

A brilliant, timely, and inspired blend of social science and self-improvement philosophy, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! will shift your perspective, open your eyes, and help you find the power inside to make real, lasting change.

Editorial Reviews

OCTOBER 2023 - AudioFile

Vince Gambuto's storytelling and branding skills are part of what makes this audio so much fun to hear. He knows how to weave together compelling stories from his personal experiences, urbane observations, and broadly informed insights. He's also a good narrator, clear and consistent from start to finish and reasonably earnest in sharing the lessons he's learned from having various subscriptions and attachments hijack his happiness, especially during the pandemic. His vocal palette is colorful, engaging, and likable--a good vehicle for his stories about life in New York City and his hipster leanings. Full of practical suggestions, his timely message is that eliminating the affiliations and automatic subscriptions that don't make us happy is a good way to reclaim control of our lives and engage more authentically with the people we love. T.W. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

From the Publisher

An extraordinary book. Simultaneously hilarious and deadly serious, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! connects the dots to show how our time and attention got hijacked—and offers brilliant practical advice for seizing this unusual moment in history to build the saner, more joyful and meaningful lives that too often feel just out of reach.” —Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

“A potent slice of social commentary and strategic advice on reclaiming valuable time and personal joy. . . . Gambuto’s enthusiastic delivery and practical self-help tactics will remind readers that significant internal work is necessary to clear out the clutter, making room for beneficial relationships in real life and online. Witty and passionately written, the book shows that ‘there actually is time to process your life’ once you eliminate seductive inbox offers, opt-in links, premium memberships, and toxic ‘people subscriptions.’ It all starts with the ‘deeply gratifying’ process of cutting the subscription cord and being wholly present for renewal with oneself and communion with others.” —Kirkus Reviews

“These years have left so many of us reeling and wondering: Where do we go from here? In Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!, Julio Vincent Gambuto offers answers. And energy. And hope. He recognizes the gravitas that this transformative time in the world demands and he approaches it with empathy and humor and practical solutions to help us cut out the bullshit and be happier, healthier, and more purposeful going forward. I need this book in my life and so do you.” —Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck

“What Marie Kondo did to your closet, Julio Vincent Gambuto will do to every other part of your life—and to your heart. You will be transformed. Joy and fulfillment await you on the other end. Please Unsubscribe. Thanks! will make you question why you didn't unsubscribe earlier.” —Ali Wenzke, author of The Art of Happy Moving: How to Declutter, Pack, and Start Over While Maintaining Your Sanity and Finding Happiness

“Julio Vincent Gambuto is a necessary and urgent voice for our turbulent times. His essay Prepare for The Ultimate Gaslighting was a clarion call for change: individual and collective. I first read it during those dark, early days of the pandemic when the prospect of a return to normalcy seemed both dim and distant. I've read it several times since; it is more relevant now than ever, as we are starting the slow, strange return to ‘normal’. . . . His prose is a rare bird indeed, combining intellectual rigor with th common sense of the Staten Island that we both grew up on. Julio has something to say and knows how to say it.” —Eddie Joyce, author of Small Mercies

New York Times bestselling author Sarah Knight

I need this book in my life and so do you.”

Kirkus Reviews

2023-05-24
A filmmaker and producer maps out clear-cut methods to uncomplicate life, online and off.

The Covid-19 pandemic took a particularly devastating toll on Gambuto, as he struggled to find breathing room for six months while quarantining in his small Manhattan apartment. Furthermore, he was “tired of being tethered” to emails, auto-subscriptions, unfulfilling personal relationships, and compulsive purchases of unnecessary things. Building on his 2020 viral essay “Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting,” Gambuto seeks to help others declutter by investigating what has made levels of happiness and leisure time in America consistently plummet in the last few years. He cites relentless levels of commitments, agendas, voracious consumerism, and social treadmills as the main culprits, and he swiftly but informatively moves through the relentless mechanics of “click-up economics,” strategic branding, compulsive consumption, and the conundrum of corporations gaslighting a pandemic-weary public. As he emphasizes repeatedly, breaking free from these habits and hindrances takes steely determination. He offers a viable prescription of email unsubscribing, browser blocking, app downsizing, and embarking on a “digital detox,” and he also shows us how to renegotiate work or personal relationships. The author dispenses step-by-step instructions on how to effect change and distance oneself from automation and become resistant to the sly allure of advertising. Gambuto’s enthusiastic delivery and practical self-help tactics will remind readers that significant internal work is necessary to clear out the clutter, making room for beneficial relationships in real life and online. Witty and passionately written, the book shows that “there actually is time to process your life” once you eliminate seductive inbox offers, opt-in links, premium memberships, and toxic “people subscriptions.” It all starts with the “deeply gratifying” process of cutting the subscription cord and being wholly present for renewal with oneself and communion with others.

A potent slice of social commentary and strategic advice on reclaiming valuable time and personal joy.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178395851
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	08/08/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	470,183

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