I Wouldnt Do That If I Were Me, Jason Gay
I Wouldnt Do That If I Were Me, Jason Gay
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I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me
Modern Blunders and Modest Triumphs (but Mostly Blunders)

Author: Jason Gay

Narrator: Jason Gay

Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2022

Synopsis

The Wall Street Journal columnist and bestselling author of Little Victories takes a humorous and insightful look at life in the face of overwhelming societal change that we never anticipated—from the effects on parenthood, marriage, friendship, work, and play to all other aspects of the strange lives we find ourselves living. Like many of us, Jason Gay didn’t see this coming: a reshaped world, on edge, often stuck at home, questioning everything, trying to navigate a digital landscape that changes how we think, parent, coach, and live. With a series of topical and interconnected personal pieces, Gay comically takes on this new state of being, looking for the optimism and joy in the face of discouragement. He embarks on a rowdy ride with his son to the Daytona 500, weeks before lockdown. He confides his hilariously banal texts with his wife. He allows his mom to kidnap the family cat. From the modest thrills of Little League parenting to reckoning with the impending death of a close friend, Gay's essays run the gamut of modern life and he approaches it all with humility, grace, and more than a few laughs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tanya on February 13, 2023

Jason Gay should stick to sports writing. There wasn’t anything in this book that made me glad I read it. Not a single insight, experience or story that I found interesting. Jason should stick to covering sports and maybe talk to his friends about his thoughts and ideas. This book was a participatio......more

Goodreads review by Drtaxsacto on November 18, 2022

As a beginning, in the spirit of the coming season, one needs to understand that Jason Gay is the sports and humor columnist for a major financial newspaper. You might know the name of the paper. Could you read a book about disagreeable cats, children’s soccer, the appropriate anniversary gifts (inc......more

Goodreads review by Beverly on November 25, 2022

Quick easy read as it is a compilation of essays. It just wasn't my style. I did not enjoy trying to follow the set-up of saying something then the next sentence is "Just kidding" back-peddling.......more

Goodreads review by Emmet on January 25, 2024

I chuckled a few times, and there are some clever bits, but the humor is so paternal that it strains from dad jokes into grandfather jokes.......more

Goodreads review by Carly on October 03, 2022

A glimpse of life in essays is a sub-genre that I’ve been loving more of in the past few years & that’s what made me pick up this book. I love authors describing normal snippets of life in a way that makes the mundane feel fresh to me again. Most of the books I’ve read like this have been written by......more

Quotes

-—Praise for Jason Gay and Little Victories

“Jason Gay’s rules for living will make you laugh out loud, and also make a whole lot of sense.  This is an advice book that doesn’t take itself too seriously and is all the more valuable for it.”—Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit

“I loved this book. Jason Gay's Little Victories is funny, wise, direct, deceptively straight-forward and incredibly moving. As soon as I was finished reading it, I put it in the mail to my father, along with a reminder of my love. Such reminders, after all, are what we are here for, as this story—well—reminds us."—Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“Little Victories manages to be hilarious, helpful, and profound, in one unpredictable mix. It made me happy.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project

“The thought of leaning in makes my neck ache, and taking seven steps to accomplish things only makes me want to lie down. Thankfully, Jason Gay has written a life guide for people like me—and you. He can't get the hang of grilling corn—and he's okay with that. He's faced cancer, unemployment, the death of a loved one, and fathered two kids after many setbacks—I think pretty much all at the same time—and has written a unique, heartfelt book about what he's learned from it all. Thanks to Jason, I've crossed trekking to the South Pole off my to-do list.  Instead I'll focus on something that'll really make me happy: eating brownies while listening to some pre-1978 Stevie Wonder. See? You can do this! We all can!”—Diane Muldrow, bestselling author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book

"The perfect advice for people who never take any."—Deadspin

"Hilarious.... [A] tasty collection of advice."—People

"[Gay] balances insights with a droll, self-deprecating outlook...no small feat given the difficulty in providing guidance that is at once relevant--neither too specific nor too vague--and also genuinely funny."—Kirkus Reviews

"A title for everyone, not just sports fans, and all will root for Gay and his "little victories" and feel inspired, too."—Booklist

"A hilarious, heartwarming set of essays covering such mundane topics as parenthood, exercise, office life, travel, and the holidays. . . . Readers will alternately feel the urge to laugh and cry at Gay's irreverent, witty writing. His insights on each topic are spot-on yet gentle. Any readers who pick up this book will finish it convinced that . . . [it] will make their lives more enjoyable, and perhaps even make them better people."—Publishers Weekly

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