Born to be Mild - Adventures for the Anxious

A handful of years ago I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. I used to love an adventure, and I had jobs on magazines (remember magazines?) which provided the opportunity for plenty of them, but when I hit my thirties I started to become increasingly afraid of the world, until I was too frightened to even go outside at all. And I had no need to go outside: I'd somehow wangled it so my job was mostly tweeting, which meant no colleagues, no bosses, no office, no alarm clock, no deadlines . . . just me, my phone and my social media feeds. Doesn't sound too healthy, does it? It wasn't. Everything went bad. Rob Temple runs a social-media empire from the comfort of his sofa. Living the dream! But what happens when a lack of colleagues, bosses and alarm clocks means that your sofa, and the four walls of your very quiet living room, become your whole world? In this tender and life-affirming memoir, Rob explores what it will take for him to become a little less Bear (Pooh) and a little bit more Bear (Grylls), and how mild-mannered, anxious rule-followers can get their own share of (gentle) adventure from time to time.

Product details

• Authors: Rob Temple, Temple Rob
• Publisher: Sphere
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780751574739
• ISBN: 978-0-7515-7473-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, SELF-HELP / General, Biography & True Stories, Biography: general, HEALTH & FITNESS / Yoga, Autobiography: general, SELF-HELP / Anxieties & Phobias, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness, HEALTH & FITNESS / Alternative Therapies, SPORTS & RECREATION / Running & Jogging, HEALTH & FITNESS / Men's Health, Memoirs, Men's Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Activity Books, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Depression, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Anxieties & Phobias, SELF-HELP / Mood Disorders / Depression, HUMOR / Topic / Internet & Social Media, Humour, Biography: arts & entertainment, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Health & personal development, Coping with anxiety & phobias, Marathon & cross-country running, Coping with anxiety and phobias, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / General, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects