![]() I didn't consider myself particularly strong, I think I just viewed depressed people as weak. I had a warrior-like attitude and got out of bed in the morning thinking about how the ways I could make this day my bitch. After all, I had been through so many hard things in my (short) life, but I still didn't let them put me down. I considered depression as a "fake" disease and I thought people who said they were depressed just lacked the strength to bootstrap themselves and solve the shit in their lives that made them unhappy. When I was younger (think teenager up to my early twenties) I thought being unhappy was ridiculous. Explain why happiness is such a fascinating topic to me. ![]() Before I dive right into the book, I feel like I need to tell a little back-story here. Happiness is definitely a theme here, and there's a reason for that. I say it's on-brand, because this month's read, Furiously Happy, is about living with mental illness, most specifically depression. ![]() Basically, how to be happy with your option B. ![]() If you haven't read it yet (which you can do here), that book was about how to find happiness again after a tragic event. ![]() It's kind of on-theme, because last month, I reviewed Option B, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. Phew! This month, I'm talking about Furiously Happy, by Jenny Lawson. Hey guys, happy Tuesday and welcome to my second ever book review on The Hungarian Brunette. ![]()
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