You Deserve the Truth
Change the Stories that Shaped Your World and Build a World-Changing Life
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
From a millennial media maker and award-winning social critic, an accessible, straightforward, and remarkable guide that “invites us beyond the old stories we’ve told about ourselves, and into the wonder of our dreams, hopes, and love—so we can find our truth and purpose” (Glennon Doyle, New York Times bestselling author) for a generation paralyzed by the pressures of life.
Behind the glossy Instagram pictures, many people in their 20s and 30s are living frustrating lives: overwhelmed and confused, anxious and inauthentic, exhausted and afraid. They are leading lives that, unbeknownst to them, have been shaped by everyone but themselves. From social media to the workplace, the stories that they have believed have left them constantly seeking a better life but rarely ever finding it.
Erica Williams Simon saw this all too well. At 27, she abruptly walked away from her career as a rising political media star to find her own truth and a truth that would help others finally build a life worth living. She rejected the lies that the world had taught her, and rewrote the ideas that have the power to shape a generation.
You Deserve the Truth is a “refreshingly blunt take on happiness” (Publishers Weekly) and is a masterclass in how to challenge the narratives about fear, work, identity, success, love, and life. This “smart and all too real guidebook for anyone striving to craft an authentic and inspired life from the ground up” (Franchesca Ramsey, host of MTV’s Decoded) gives you the tools you need in order to break free from the narratives holding you back from starting an exciting new phase in a beautiful life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Snapchat executive Simon deconstructs faulty narratives in her gratifying debut, a blend of advice and personal experiences aimed at millennials pondering how to find success while also leading meaningful lives. Simon, a self-described hard worker, found success early in her career; she first managed a ritzy spa while in college, then worked in politics and for nonprofits before becoming head of The Creator's Lab at Snapchat and starting the Man Repeller podcast. She starts off by relating a transitional period when, while at a nonprofit, she felt the buildup of discontentment that had accumulated from years of overwork; she impulsively decided to quit. She went on to dissect her beliefs on success, politics, happiness, and her Christian faith, and concluded that life is shaped by four types of stories: internal, firsthand, produced, and myths. Simon asserts that all stories, including internal ones, are told from one perspective and often are not completely factual. She shares stories from her past as a jumping-off point to encourage readers to reevaluate their lives using "narrative intelligence" (a person's ability to understand patterns in their own thinking). Millennials looking for advice from a perceptive peer will appreciate Simon's refreshingly blunt take on happiness. Correction: An earlier version of this review mischaracterized the duration of the author's past nonprofit work.
