PinnedLife Advice Jeff Bezos Doesn’t Want You To Hear23 adulting tips in honor of the Class of 2023 — A few weeks ago, an editor at a major national news outlet owned by a dude who also owns a major international book retailer invited me to pitch them some “top tips for grads” in conjunction with the publication of my new book Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be…Graduation6 min readGraduation6 min read
Published inTEDx Experience·PinnedMy TEDx Talk on the Magic of Not Giving a F*ck Has 10 Million Views (and counting)Here are 5 tips on how you can get there too — So I did a TEDx* talk, and I’m sharing it here along with five tips for anyone who finds themselves in the same position I did nearly a year ago when the idea of speaking for ten minutes in front of 1,000 strangers was a) purely theoretical and b) moderately…Tedx6 min readTedx6 min read
Feb 7How to be an adult AND get treated like oneAn excerpt from the introduction of my new book, Grow the F*ck up. — One cool thing about being an adult is that it is THE single common goal shared by every baby ever born, which means we are truly all in this together. And even cooler? Everyone you know is rooting for you to rock it. Your parents, grandparents, teachers, and coaches have…Adulthood7 min readAdulthood7 min read
Jan 18, 2021The NO F*CKS GIVEN PODCAST is here…Great advice. Real talk. No bullsh*t. — Hi folks, Sarah here. WHAT. A. YEAR. I know everything sucked in 2020 and much of it continues to suck right up unto this very day, but I’m hoping to alleviate a teeny-tiny bit of your anxiety, angst, and/or ennui with my latest venture: The No F*cks Given Podcast. Yup…Podcast2 min readPodcast2 min read
Published inForge·Apr 2, 2020Member-onlyI Love You All, But Please Don’t Make Me Zoom With YouForced separation is making everyone giddy to watch each other eat pancakes over webcam. I’m out. — With apologies to the company that has recently become synonymous with group videoconferencing in quarantine: If I never see another Zoom meeting link in my email, it will be #toosoon. From board meetings to book clubs, lunch hours to choir practice, it would appear that forced separation has made all…Anxiety5 min readAnxiety5 min read
Mar 17, 20205 Tips For Calming the Fuck Down While the World Falls ApartAdvice from a bestselling self-help author who is just as anxious as you are — Hey guys, I give advice for a living. I am also a human who is CHOCK FULL OF ANXIETY, so I thought I’d share some strategies that are helping me rein it in these days and that might help you, too. BONUS: My tips are not exclusive to global pandemics…Anxiety5 min readAnxiety5 min read
Dec 16, 2019JUST SAY F*CK NO!No is an acceptable answer. It’s time to start using it. — Why is it so fucking hard to say no? How did the act of uttering one little word become more difficult than all the stuff we wind up doing because we couldn’t, wouldn’t, or felt we shouldn’t . . . just politely decline? What makes us pack our calendars full…Life Lessons11 min readLife Lessons11 min read
Feb 4, 2019Authors: Post About Your Book As Much As You Damn Well Please.The struggle is real enough — let’s not invent more reasons to drive ourselves crazy. — If you’ve written a book, there is no rest for the weary. Now you have to promote it! But not too much. Or at least not too often. Or, like, often, but in sneaky ways that don’t seem like you’re promoting it. And make sure you apologize to your followers…Writing9 min readWriting9 min read
Jan 8, 2019SO YOU’RE PUBLISHING A BOOKCongrats! Here’s how to do it without losing your goddamn mind. — Recently, the New York Times and Publishers Marketplace reported on the latest crisis facing the book industry — a paper, labor, and facility shortage that forced publishers to scramble to print enough hardcover books to meet demand, and even to push out the pub dates of some January 2019 books…Writing8 min readWriting8 min read
Oct 29, 2018YOU NEED TO CALM THE FUCK DOWNYes, you. — Hey guys. I really hope you’re doing well, but I didn’t become an internationally-bestselling anti-guru by not having my finger on the pulse of my readership, and I am telling you: it’s crazy out there. The world is on fire, the rent is due, your boss is mercurial, your dog…Mental Health9 min readMental Health9 min read