Average is the New Awesome, Samantha Matt
Average is the New Awesome, Samantha Matt
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Average is the New Awesome
A Manifesto for the Rest of Us

Author: Samantha Matt

Narrator: Samantha Matt

Unabridged: 6 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 01/07/2020

Synopsis

A celebration of ordinary awesomeness, for all of us who were told "You can do anything!" and then found out we actually can't
Crappy homes, lame love lives, getting passed over for a great job (again)--not what we expected for our adulthoods. Americans tell their children you can become anything! But let's face it--most of us can't.

Sure, some of our peers go on to become astronauts or billionaires. But most of us don't. In Average Is the New Awesome, Samantha Matt offers encouragement to us regular humans. Full of hilarious stories and insightful advice, this is a manifesto for ordinary awesomeness--for the beauty that can be found when we acknowledge that good enough really is good enough, and that greatness is ours to define.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Panda on January 28, 2020

This book is honest and occasionally funny, and since most people avoid writing about their subpar accomplishments, disappointments, and experiences with unemployment, I appreciated this author's candid portrayal of her very average life and various failures. However, even though I found aspects of......more

Goodreads review by Traci on January 20, 2020

I picked this up for the title. I read it because I saw so much of myself in the author's struggles with being average. I don't know if others see me that way, but I certainly see myself as average. When I was young, I thought I wanted to have an "exciting" life. I didn't know what I would do for a......more

Goodreads review by Nopadol on August 21, 2020

You don't have to be the best, you just need to be good enough. I love it.......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on February 23, 2020

I DEVOURED this book in a weekend! It’s the pep-talk from your best friend that you didn’t know you needed.......more

Goodreads review by books.bintulu on August 23, 2022

August 2022: Average Is The New Awesome “Being average doesn’t mean you have failed. And it doesn’t mean you can’t success. It means you are like everyone else, and that you are doing just fine.” ... A reminder to be kind to yourself, that’s how I can conclude this book. Not too thick, 219 pages, that......more

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Named a best self-help book for 2020 by Parade Magazine
Featured as one of the Toronto Star's self-help books to get you motivated in 2020
Named a book to watch by Porchlight Book Company

"Matt's witty book cuts through the misleading 'perfection' promoted in the arts, the media, and in our social media feeds with this empowering, actionable manifesto."—BookRiot

"Funny and strikingly honest, this book is one you'll hold close and relate to in every way you need to right now. Average is the New Awesome gives you an answer to that restless feeling you carry around with you, telling you that being average doesn't mean you have failed. Being average means you're doing just fine. Samantha Matt's advice, juxtaposed with hilarious personal stories, makes you feel like you're spending the afternoon with a close friend who is setting you straight and changing your life."—JEN GLANTZ, author of Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire) and When You Least Expect It

"A heartfelt pep talk of a book. A true reminder that when you're feeling average, you might just be extraordinary."—MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN, author of Can't Help Myself: Lessons and Confessions from a Modern Advice Columnist

"Samantha Matt nails the unique concoction of concerns that plague almost all of us -- and even better, her wise, witty, warm advice offers practical solutions."—HANNAH ORENSTEIN, author of Playing with Matches and Love at First Like

"Samantha Matt's Average Is The New Awesome has struck a chord with me at exactly the right point in my life. It's clever and relatable -- which I guess makes me average. But you know what? After reading Samantha's book, I'm okay with it!"—CHARLEE FAM, author of Last Train to Babylon

"A fun and refreshingly honest take on life for the social media generation. Holding yourself up to an impossible standard is so overrated, and Samantha Matt's always (thankfully) quick to remind us of that."
—SARAH SOLOMON, author of Guac Is Extra but So Am I

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