😬 Sorry in Advance for Making Things Weird: A Disappointing Affirmations Collection
From Dave Tarnowski - the brilliantly disenchanted mind behind the viral @DisappointingAffirmations Instagram account - comes a hilarious and oddly comforting reminder that, yes, life is often disappointing… and somehow that’s okay.
With his signature mix of dry humor, dark honesty, and painfully relatable truth bombs, Tarnowski returns with a new collection of “affirmations” for the rest of us, the ones who cringe through small talk, spiral before coffee, and occasionally ask the universe if it’s punking us.
Inside you’ll find sharp, self-aware affirmations paired with Tarnowski’s moody photography and new essays that dig a little deeper into life’s everyday absurdities, from work and relationships to “success” (whatever that means) and the general hellscape of interacting with other humans.
This is self-help for people who roll their eyes at self-help. A perfectly imperfect pick for anyone who’s burned out on toxic positivity and just wants to feel seen, preferably while laughing through the existential dread.
📘 Why we love it:
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It’s like therapy, if your therapist was a sarcastic realist with great lighting.
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Comes with a fold-out poster for those moments when you need visual validation that everything is slightly terrible, and that’s fine.
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Makes a brilliant gift for your emotionally exhausted friends, coworkers, or that one person who says “I’m fine” a little too fast.
Because sometimes the best affirmation isn’t “You’ve got this!” - it’s “Honestly, same.”