The Plus: Self-Help for People Who Hate Self-Help

by Greg Gutfeld

Overview

“Employing his trademark barbed, self-effacing humor,” a Fox News Host has written a New York Times–bestselling book on “living an authentic life” (The Federalist).

Greg Gutfeld wants to be your new guru, and he hates himself for it.

Before Greg Gutfeld was a Fox News star, he was a self-help writer who had no idea what he was talking about. But now, after years of experience, he finally feels qualified to guide people on the journey of life—call this book punishment for his sins, and a huge reward for you!

In The Plus, Greg teaches you how to brainwash yourself into better behavior, retaining the pluses in your life and eliminating the minuses. His approach to self-help is simple, and perfect for cynics; it’s not about positive thinking in the short term, it’s about positive being in the long term. With tough love and more than a little political incorrectness, he delivers sage wisdom such as:

-If you aren’t getting happier as you’re getting older, you’re doing it wrong.

-Resist the media’s command to expand destructive narratives.

-If you’re in the same place you were three years ago, wake up.

-Don’t tweet when drinking.

Modern life grows emptier and emptier as society becomes increasingly polarized, and even those who don’t subscribe to New Age beliefs are seeking comfort and meaning. In The Plus, Greg shows how skeptics too can advance themselves for the betterment of their lives and the healing of their communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781982149932
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	02/13/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	222
Sales rank:	152,491
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Greg Gutfeld is a New York Times bestselling author, satirist, humorist, and magazine editor. He is the host of GUTFELD! and cohost of The Five on Fox News. Prior to joining Fox, Gutfeld was editor of Men’s Health magazine. He later became editor of Stuff, helmed Maxim magazine in the United Kingdom, and was host of the legendary cult TV phenomenon Red Eye. He lives in New York City with his wife, Elena, and their show-stoppingly cute French Bulldog, Gus. Learn more at GGutfeld.com.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Plus and the Pandemic vii

Introduction: Why I'm Making the Mistake of Writing a Self-Help Book 1

Chapter 1 The Giant Minus: Mob Rule 15

Chapter 2 We See Everything and Want to Be Seen by Everyone 49

Chapter 3 Defeating the Unbending Mind 63

Chapter 4 The Prison of Two Ideas 93

Chapter 5 How to Cancel "Cancel Culture" 117

Chapter 6 Destroy the Desire to Imitate 155

Chapter 7 What Doesn't Offend You Makes You Stronger 173

Chapter 8 Conclusion: How to Finally End Polarization 183

Postscript: Why You Matter 199

Acknowledgments 205

Editorial Reviews

Employing his trademark barbed, self-effacing humor, Gutfeld espouses maintaining a positive attitude and trying to think and act in an unconventional manner...one of America’s most brilliant, thoughtful, and humane commentators.” –The Federalist

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