For some reason I was under the impression that this book was really good. It wasn't... He said the phrase "Not Giving A Shit" wayyy too many times! I mean I have always wanted to learn how to properly meditate, but this book didn't really help. Sure it told me why meditation is good but if it was as easy as just not thinking, I would be good. LOL Some good tidbits in there but I had so much more hope for it. Oh well...

I loved this book. It came at the perfect time in my life. The fact that I was traveling to France at the time made it even more amusing. Good lessons on how to not take many things in life so seriously. I recommended to many friends.

This book was not what I thought it would be. I was anticipating a series of helpful techniques to not let stuff get under my skin. If that's what you're looking for - keep moving past this book.The book starts out talking about meditation, which seems like a reasonable tactic to "let stuff go", but the book loses focus fast. The author repeats himself all the time, is very repetitive, and redundant... (see what I did there, LOL...) and chooses to use coarse language that could be engaging or hu...

The subtitle of this book is "Cut the crap and live your life," or, in other words, stop caring about what other people think of how you're living and just live it already. Midal goes through eight principles to live by, or to some, rules: stop obeying, stop rationalizing, stop comparing, stop being ashamed, etc. I had several thoughts as I was reading this. One, there wasn't really anything groundbreaking here. Every major point in this book is something I've read in articles both online and in...

Don't judge a book based on it's title. What I thought would be a modern self-help book of the ''don't give a f-' title type, turned out to be a book on buddhist beliefs and meditation, which themselves are not boring things, but this book didn't make them exciting either. Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I listened to the entire audioCD and am still not sure if he is for or against meditation! One thing he did confirm, which I am a true believer in is that you do not tell people to "calm down," it never calms anyone down, in fact quite the opposite. He has some thoughtful insights.

Intriguing title and fascinating book. It explains how wrong everything you think you know about meditation really is. Uplifting and worth the read even if you don’t meditate. Give yourself permission to not give a shit, be true to yourself while dealing with reality and enjoying each moment and seeing the world with the curiosity and fascination of a child.

The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t is a very powerful book on examining one's habits and considering the patterns and beliefs that may not be serving us. Unfortunately, the book's biggest problem is its title. Nothing that Midal promotes has anything to do with being French. On the contrary, Midal shows again and again that the ideas that he espouses are actually counter to mainstream French culture. Perhaps the many negative reviews reflect the erroneous expectation that this book would give o...

Reading in progress. So far this book is amazing. I've met many french people throughout my life and this book is exactly what they embody: life in moderation with the good and the bad, as well as no bullshit and remaining in the reality of things.By embracing our insecurities, problems and weaknesses this ironically makes us powerful and confident. Many say the french have a waive of arrogance but the reality is they are misunderstood. English culture teaches us to be overly courteous and have

1.5 stars.I couldn't finish this one; had to put it down after around 100-110 pages. I bought it from my favorite bookstore on the Oregon coast, because I always buy something from them when I go (support local booksellers!). I was intrigued by the title, and expected a humorous book that also engaged in some light philosophy. What I got was a book about meditation... but one that is different than any other book on meditation I've read, or anything I've ever learned about it. This, in itself, i...

I give this book 4 out of 5 I don’t give a freakin’ shit stars! As a person who beats herself up daily and continually has anxiety, I found this book refreshing. This was an easy read that I really enjoyed. I could relate to a lot of the topics that the author covered and it gave me the urge to work on start giving less f*cks. The only thing I didn’t like about this book was it strayed from being a self help book at times and was too focused on the author’s experiences at moments. Overall, I tho...

This book is nothing like advertised. Based on the cover and description I was thinking it would be how to not give a shit, cut excess crap from your life, and how to live the life you want with a french twist on the whole thing. Instead, this is a philosophical book on meditation that rambles and uses too many exclamation marks. I would not suggest reading this book no matter your interests. I was given a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A good reminder to give yourself a break.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley to Read in Exchange for a fair review. As I was reading this book under time constraint in order to read it and write a review in a timely fashion, I think that I will be reading it again later. There are a lot of ideas that I would have liked to spend more time thinking on. For me I feel the ideal way to read this book is to read a chapter think about it for a bit, examine how that chapter pertains to my life and evaluate how to implement the ideas

A quick read about meditation and Buddhist beliefs that tries to present itself as new ideas, but in all honesty is the same as so many of its contemporaries. Midal packages each idea nicely with an "I'm about to tell you something new and life-changing" and instead, simply, re-words and repackages old ideas. I won't say I didn't get anything from the book, but it did not live up to the expectations I had going into the reading. Overall, Midal is right-freedom is attained when you just stop pres...

Very poorly titled book that is obviously trying to ride the coattails of Sarah Knight’s book. Major marketing fail. I read the first half, then skimmed. There’s nothing French about this others than the author. It’s a book about his philosophy of meditation. If you want a less rigid way to meditate, read this (or Dan Harris’ Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics). If you want what the title promises, read Sarah Knight or Mark Manson’s business version.

I enjoyed listening to the audio version of this book. Whilst the title implies you should not give a f*ck about things, it really means for you to not get so caught up in being wound up about things. There were some amazingly simple ideas int this book that I readily adopted and felt at ease.This book helped put a lot of things into perspective for me and provided me with a platform for greater ease in situations where I would normally feel very much out of my comfort zone.

ARC provided by NetGalleyI have to admited that the tittle is savage because you think that you'll act like nothing matter and bah, i don't give a fuck.But actually, the book is about meditation, and inner stillness, and find peace to confront the shit.Told in first person, with personal' stories about the author, is a good book to read, you learn a lot of things with it

I gave this a try as an audio book, not really expecting to get much from it. I'm happy to report I was wrong. I'm going to try to stop giving as much attention to the pointless things and concentrate on just being me.BTW, the version I listened to was narrated by Ben Willbond. Having heard his voice, I can tell you that I would happily listen to him read a phone book!

Wow! I will definitely be rereading this. Not at all what I thought it would be about. It’s about being present and mindful and the profound happiness that can come from letting go, allowing yourself to be and live the best life you can. An excellent read for humans in the 21st century.