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How to Be Perfectly Unhappy Kindle & comiXology

by Matthew Inman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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In How To Be Perfectly Unhappy, Inman explores the surprising benefits of forgetting about “happiness,” and embracing instead the meaningful activities that keep us busy and interested and fascinated.

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Matthew Inman is the Eisner Award-winning creator of The Oatmeal and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You. Matthew also co-created the popular Exploding Kittens card game. Since being founded in 2009, his work on TheOatmeal.com has been read by over 300 million people. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06Y466WSX
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (October 31, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 61004 KB
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Matthew Inman is a Web designer and developer from Seattle, Washington. He has been designing Web sites since the age of 13 and is a seasoned programmer, systems administrator, and online marketer. Matthew launched TheOatmeal.com in 2009.
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I'm a cartoonist who lives in Seattle, Washington with two cats and two dogs. My favorite food is peanut butter and my least favorite food is an absence of peanut butter.
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The Oatmeal is a comics and articles website created in 2009 by cartoonist Matthew Inman (born September 24, 1982), who uses the comic's name as his nickname. The website features comics drawn by Inman, quizzes, and occasional articles. Inman lives in the Fremont area of Seattle, Washington, United States, and his second published collection is How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You.
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Michelle horner

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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023

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The first time you have a car in the car you can see it in your eyes but it doesn’t look that bad to you because it is the same thing and it looks really good but I think it is the most beautiful thing ever made in a country with the best cars and it’s a beautiful country to be born and it has the most amazing people you know in your country I think it would look amazing with a nice and nice people like that I would like you and your friends and your friends to be happy with it I think it will look really good.

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matthew inman

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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017

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Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of this book. I make most of my comics available online, for free, and occasionally I put them into a gift book or collection. Buying my stuff and supporting me is how I'm able to keep doing this for a living, so again: thank you.

This book came about because I've never considered myself "happy," and neither has my family. I struggled for years trying to explain to people that I don't *feel* happy very often, and I don't strive to exist in a permanent state of happy-glowing-fun-sauce. Instead, I just focus on doing things that are meaningful to me, such as reading, drawing, running, and playing with my dogs.

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bobble

Satisfaction does not equal happiness

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020

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This book is a nice reminder that satisfaction and happiness are not the same thing, and you can be satisfied while not necessarily feeling happy. That's ok.

The art is fun. I wish it were a tad longer but it doesn't have filler so that's nice.

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Shrimp Ramen

Me Loves It

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2017

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It's so important for artists of all kinds, in so many diverse ways, to state anew in novel ways, "you do you", feel how you feel, express what you are uniquely suited to express. Why does the mainstream media endlessly behoove us to look like singular individuals by our exterior self, but yet reinforce '50s cliches to be uniform "happy" clones by our interior self? Excessively contented, well-adjusted, self-satisfied types generally don't pioneer changes or forge different perspectives.

Good on The Oatmeal for breaking out of the stultifying happy/unhappy paradigm and for allowing us to follow suit as we have far more interesting things to be doing with our varied, multi-layered emotional landscape. The comics look great each getting their page in the Kindle format.

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A perfect gift for that unhappy person in your life

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2020

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I always loved following Oatmeal on the Internet, and this is the first book of their comics I bought. I bought it for content, but was pleasantly surprised by the high quality of cover and print as well.

If you have that person in your life who never admits they're happy, this is a wonderful gift. As always, Oatmeal is simple and hits you right in the heart. This little comic is a great, deep insight into what happiness really is, and why it's ok not to be happy in the way society proclaims the only right way to be content.

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Cheyenne Begay

Great message

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020

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I was introduced to this book by a friend, he sent an online pdf of the book after we talked a little about happiness. It was very informative and illustrative and we had a nice talk afterwards. I enjoyed it so much, I decided I wanted to get it as a present for him, so he can remember it's perfectly fine to be unhappy.

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Ricardo

Simply put: Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2021

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I have been a fan of The Oatmeal since a long time ago and I have most of his comics. I really think that this one is his best. I never get tired of revisiting it, just to remember it's message. 10/10

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B.

Too short?

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018

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I really enjoyed this book but it seems to be far too short for the price. I didn’t even look at the number of pages when I bought it because I have bought his other box and there was more content. It is, though, a book with a very interesting message and it is an enjoyable read.

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Jon Ross

heads up - very short

Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2023

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I liked it, I will read it again and I will share it with my teen…. But I didn’t notice the page count. This book is short so be aware it is about just one (long) comic essay from the oatmeal.

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Reviewed in France on May 21, 2023

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Livre abimé 😞

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Deborah

Ironic

Reviewed in Italy on February 5, 2022

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A children book for adults, it's difficult to understand for children but with the help of an adult it can be explained!
The message is nice, even if you don't feel happy you probably are doing your best and You are busy interested and concentrared on your goals!
Nice message.
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Mike B

A comical yet insightful trip by one of my favourite artists

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2020

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It explores in a wonderfully arty, deep and comical way the idea of being happy and it's opposite. And how our labels often give us expectations that don't always materialise in life. And the idea that happiness is the same as worth or fulfilment and it isn't. Either way my review isn't a good place to discuss it (hands up, I'm biased 100% as I love the artist and his work), but if you love to smile and think at the same time then buy this book. I re-read often, it's a good message to repeat often.

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