Adulting -
How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps
Kelly Williams Brown

Chapter 4: Fake It Till You Make It.

So far I have gotten the most our of this part, here she explains that faking it is actually needed for any person to survive. No one can hear our thoughts or know that we might have been crying earlier that day, but they only see the most outer part of you. She goes on to say this and never have I found anything more true, 
"Besides, a little bit of faking is necessary to keep us all sane. If we were all our most real and raw selves every moment of the day, things would be just awful. The world would be full of man-size toddlers."

Here she also address something I struggle with on a day to day basis, Never Say Maybe to a RSVP. No one has ever been so blunt about this and I guess I never thought anything of it because it's either I answer with maybe, or just never respond at all. I'm just one of those people that enjoys my own company and never can commit to anything that has to do with leaving my apartment. You either need to give a Yes or No or let them know that you need to check your schedule and within 24 hours give a yes or no. This leading to at least attending parties and events and then bouncing, this gives you social points and that way you don't look like a fake. "Talk to at least three different groups of people," so this way people know you were there at least, if you have to, bribe yourself to go. Such amazing advice.

"Step 107: Don't tell strangers about your problems."

Then this chapter goes on to tell you about how to handle rude people, and this is something I think no one really learns how to handle it, some people are just not going to like you and it's whatever. Don't let that get you down and this is another problem I have run into with adulthood, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out why they don't like me, what I did to them and how I can change their mind? Literally will run those questions through my head all night. But here kinda liked the idea of these steps;

"Step 119: Accept that some people are jerks."

"Step 120: Try to pity them a little, for your serenity."

"Step 121: It's probably not you."

"Step 122: Just accept that some people won't like you, and never will."

Overall I love her humor, voice of reason and ideas. You kind of need her in real life to be that one best friend but this book will do for now.