Do the F*cking Work: Lowbrow Advice for High-Level Creativity. Signed.

F*ck yeah! 10 of 10 will do it again!

Beautiful Hardback book, better than a magic 8 ball!
When you NAFRUTA, reach for the book, turn to any page... let it sink in for a second or two, then get back to work!

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I'm currently a 1/4 of my way into the book. I have to say, it's going to be responsible for many mental breakthroughs. It's not fair to rely on a book to break up mental burnout, but it is acceptable to let this beautiful bound item of bold literature influence your future positively. Although you will most likely not find it in the local library ripe for the next borrow, but you may find yourself enjoying its presence in your own home. Do yourself a favor and obtain a written kick in the ass that you needed.

Fantastic book, Use it for daily afermations..

I’m a designer. From a family of designers. With mostly friends who are designers, architects and art directors.
I loved coming across this book and immediately thought of about 15 people I want to give a copy to - especially the designers and product managers I work with. I’m doing this little by little as budget permits.
Nice to see a crew like B, B & R find the good fortune to fuse with one another, share this philosophy, and put it out there.
It’s on my shelf next to Shop Class As Soul Craft, and Don’t Make Me Think.

This book is awesome and to the point!

It did what needed to be done. It goes straight to the point without becoming just another book that tries to inspire but aspire to be better.

DTFW is full of advice that is both wise to follow and beautiful to look at, and it's all nestled among pages of an engaging story. Reading it was a mix of out-loud laughter and "oh, crap" moments when advice hit a bit too close to home. Make no mistake, this is not feel-good "you can do it!" encouragement--it will challenge you, if you let it. I had to stop and reflect on almost every piece of advice, because it was applicable, it was real, and frankly it hurt a little bit to consider. This one hit me hard:
"Stop f'ing around.
Stop whoring out your attention to online shopping and cat videos. All those distractions are going to impact your performance, and you're bound to end up with something leaking from your creativity" (page 38).
There's more to this one, and text doesn't do it justice, but I *know* I've been doing this lately, and I *know* it's getting in the way of achieving my goals. And apparently, so do Brian, Jason, and Jason, damn them. And they seem to keep knowing, page after page.

The tough advice is lightened by hilarious storytelling about the origins and growing pains of the authors' company, which both motivates the advice and makes the book a bit easier to read than page after page of nonstop painful advice would be. As a result, I'm coming away from it with a strong urge to *do things* rather than cry about how everything is hard (even though it is).