Average is the new awesome : a manifesto for the rest of us

Average is the new awesome A manifesto for the rest of us

Samantha Matt

Book - 2020

"Crappy apartments, lame relationships, getting passed over for a great job (again)--not what we expected for our adult lives. 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. 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 yours to define"--

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Subjects
Self-acceptance.
Contentment.
Encouragement.
Published
New York, NY : Seal Press 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Samantha Matt (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xvii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781580059350
  • Introduction: Help Me, I'm Average
  • Chapter 1. Average Doesn't Mean Unsuccessful
  • ...and other thoughts about being mediocre at work and money
  • Chapter 2. In Praise of Subpar Social Lives
  • ...and other thoughts about fair-weather friendships and sporadic get-togethers
  • Chapter 3. No One Is Judging Your Average Body-Except You
  • ...and other thoughts about striving for healthy happy mediums
  • Chapter 4. Our Love Lives Are Pretty Unexceptional Compared to the Movies
  • ...and other thoughts about ordinary relationships and good-enough love
  • Chapter 5. Is Everyone More Impressive Than You on Social Media?
  • ...and other thoughts about overachievers Pinterest-perfect lives
  • Chapter 6. Why Does It Feel Like We've Accomplished Nothing When We Have?
  • ...and other thoughts about life on the hump of the bell curve
  • Conclusion it's Okay to Do It Your Way
Review by Library Journal Review

According to blogger Matt (ForeverTwentySomethings.com), many people spend much of their time and energy demeaning their own looks, accomplishments, and lifestyle. Matt encourages readers to adjust their attitudes toward what life should look like by letting go of exceptional expectations and stopping comparing oneself to others. She relates many of her own faux pas and says that striving for the happy medium is more than okay and that wild success can be a burden. Matt's closing line, "You are good enough," sums up the inspiration in this book. VERDICT This delightful, fun read will especially appeal to teens and readers in their 20s and 30s.

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