The Magic of Not Giving a F*** | Sarah Knight | TEDxCoconutGrove
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Published 2017-04-12
The bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get Your Sh*t Together, Sarah Knight, outlines her "NotSorry Method" to stop spending time you don't have doing things you don't want to do in her
humorous talk.
After fifteen years working in New York City's top publishing houses,Sarah Knight struck out on her own. Since then, her essay "I Quit My JobToday (And So Can You!)"- went viral, and her book, "The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do", became a bestseller. The escape from corporate life and transformation into an "accidental anti-guru" continued when she and her husband moved to Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic. Sarah's new book explains how to "Get Your Shit Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do." Sarah graduated cum laude with a degree in English and American Literature from
Harvard University.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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“No” is a complete sentence. Remember that.
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Wanted to scroll down to see all of the comments but idgaf what y’all say
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People don’t understand that being a “people pleaser” means you feel miserable even if you say no politely.
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The hardest pill I swallowed was realizing I meant nothing to the people that meant a lot to me.
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"The Greatest prison people live in, is the fear of what other people think"
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“I wish I could help, but I don’t want to.” Phoebe Buffay
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When you stop really caring what others think , you really develop Godspeed and a profound inner peace. Still working on this daily.
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me: I dont give a f*ck about my homework, I don't want to do it. also me: Darling- thats not how it works
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"You can even say, 'I don't want to.' The world will not end." -Sarah Knight, 2017
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My favorite response is “no, but thanks for thinking of me”.
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She's actually right ,where wasting our time and energy on things that mean nothing to us ,Making everyone happy isn't your obligation
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Been doing this for a few years now and have to admit I don't regret it and I surely dgaf!
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Man. Can you imagine inviting this lady somewhere and she says YES?! I’d be so flattered. Wow.
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"The less you care the more happier you become, " Great speech 😍
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Most people cant take "no" as an answer which makes my blood BOIL.
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Fifty years ago I told my boss I did not want to attend a function - he asked me if I'd accepted the invitation - I told him yes I had - he responded that I should never back out of something I'd accepted, to do so was bad manners and unprofessional. I attended the function, I never forgot the lesson but from then on I became more selective about what invitations I accepted.
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The older you get, the more you follow this
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Thank you. And this is why I quit social media.
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My best friend said to me, "be kind, honest, and make choices with integrity. You won't have regrets." It's now written on the whiteboard in my kitchen for me to look at everyday.
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The best thing about this is, other people will value YOUR time because YOU value your time! If I was friends with Sarah and I invited her out and she says yes, I would feel honoured because I know how much she values her time.
