How to Be Totally Unhappy in a Peaceful World : Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Being Unhappy - A Complete Manuel with Rules, Exercises, a Midterm, and a Final Exam

By Gil Friedman

Book Overview

This book contains 30 rules, that, if completely disregarded will lead to happiness and you will have a lot of laughs along the way. A few of the rules are: "Focus on What is Wrong in Your Life", " Always Compare Yourself with Others", "Eat a High Fat Diet, Let Things Eat You", "Have as Few Friends as Possible, Preferably None". There is also a Midterm and a Final Exam, to keep the reader on the wrong track. Some of the book's concluding chapter's are: "The Joys of Unhappiness" and how to subscribe to "The Unhappy Newsletter". Disclaimer: This book is not intended to replace medical advice. If, after reading any part, or the entire book, you are still not totally unhappy, seek the advice of your physician. if you go to him or her long enough, and often one visit is enough, you can become hooked on prescription drug(s). These drugs, their cost and their side effects will produce total unhappiness.* Disclaimer to the Disclaimer: Since a doctor, a prescription drug, and surgery saved my life, medical treatment is not always unhelpful. It has added many unhappy years to my life and can do the same for you. "This is a great book to have on your living room coffee table or bedside, so that you can pick it up often, open to any page, and laugh at how ludicrious we can be on a regular basis. I have taught social dance classes for over 20 years, and my goal is to provide an arena in which people have the freedom to laugh at themselves while learning about something new. Gil's book provides me and others with that freedom. I highly recommend it " "This is a good book when one feels down and needs an uplift. It allows one to realize not to take life so seriously. Very enjoyable reading."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1484913248
• ISBN13: 9781484913246
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Book!

I have read many many books in the self help/new age category. I would rate this one in the top 10. Mr. Friedman is a long time student of Gurdjieff. This background undoubtedly helped him to write this wonderful collection of 30 philosophical/psychological rules for non-living to ponder. Wake up and buy this book!

Unhappy Book is Clever

This is a peculiarly funny book. Funny because I found myself laughing at myself; peculiar because, after reading it, a strange awareness settled upon me. Was I, I wondered, an unhappy creationist who saw the world through grumbling eyes? "How to Be Totally Unhappy in a Peaceful World" is a self help book that, in spite of itself, really works!

Makes me look at myself....and laugh!

This is a great book to have on your living room coffee table or next to your bed. Pick it up, open to any page, and see how truly ludicrious we are at times, especially about taking life way too seriously. I'm a social dance instructor, and one of my goals in life is to get people to relax, laugh at themselves, and play more. Anyone interested in doing so would enjoy reading Gil's book.

How To Be Depressed While Laughing

Most self-help books are trite. They don't tell you anything you don't already know, and if you could follow their advice, you wouldn't need to read the book in the first place. This book, however, is radically different. It assumes that you are a normal happy person and want to experience the misery that so many others complain about. It gives some great advice on how to bring yourself to hell on earth, -- and bring all of your family, friends, and co-workers right along with you! Best of all, you can do all this while rolling on the floor with laughter. Give this book to anyone whose cheerful mood annoys you when you are down in the dumps.

Very Funny

This is a good book when one feels down and needs an uplift. It allows one to realize not to take life so seriously. Very enjoyable reading.