Disappoint Them: An ApathySaves Field Manual: How to Care Less Without Being Careless - Couverture souple

Maggio, Joseph M.

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ISBN 13 : 9798234229816

Editeur : JC Lifestyle Brands LLC, 2026

Synopsis

You do not need everyone to understand you. You do not need permission to say no. And you definitely do not need to spend your life managing other people’s expectations.

Disappoint Them is a field manual for people who are tired of overexplaining, people-pleasing, manufactured guilt, panic, and the constant pressure to care about everything all the time.

With blunt humor, practical philosophy, and zero interest in pretending life is more complicated than it is, Joe Maggio breaks down the habits that quietly drain your time, attention, and peace. He explores why guilt is such an effective control mechanism, why panic spreads so easily, why we defend decisions that never required a defense, and why other people’s disappointment is not automatically your emergency.

At the center of the book is The Refuse Method™, a practical framework for deciding what deserves your attention—and what does not.

This is not a book about becoming cold, selfish, or careless.

It is about learning to care less without being careless.

To stop treating every request like an obligation.

To stop confusing someone else’s urgency with your responsibility.

To stop handing out explanations to people who were never entitled to one.

To protect your attention like the finite resource it is.

Because the truth is simple:

Apathy saves what anxiety spends.

Sometimes disappointing people is not a failure.

Sometimes it is the price of finally running your own life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Joseph M. Maggio is a Virginia-based author, entrepreneur, and observer of human behavior. After more than three decades in sales and leadership, he's spent a considerable amount of time noticing the difference between what people say, what they believe, and what they actually do.His debut book, DISAPPOINT THEM., takes a blunt, darkly humorous look at people-pleasing, guilt, boundaries, and the exhausting business of trying to keep everybody happy.As the creator of ApathySaves, Maggio challenges the idea that caring more is always better. His philosophy is simple: You don't have to stop caring about people. You just have to stop giving everything permission to consume your time, attention, and peace.Apathy saves what anxiety spends.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: JC Lifestyle Brands LLC
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798234229816
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 125
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible