Table of Contents
Introduction: Out on a Ledge 11
Lie #1 Success just happens 19
Lie #2 I'm an incapable human being who is incapable of doing things that most capable people can do // a.k.a. | suck 26
Lie #3 I'm the only one struggling 31
Lie #4 I've missed my chance 37
Lie #5 None of this matters 45
Lie #6 Love is all you need 51
Lie #7 I better get mine 58
Lie #8 I deserve to be happy 64
Lie #9 Everyone is doing better than me 70
Lie #10 I'm not good enough 78
Lie #11 I need to stay constantly connected 82
Lie #12 Yolo-You Only Live Once 93
Lie #13 I'm such a failure 96
Lie #14 My life doesn't look like it was "supposed to" 106
Lie #15 Nostalgia 110
Lie #16 But I worked so hard 114
Lie #17 I don't have the time 123
Lie #18 God, or the universe, is against me 126
Lie #19 Nothing good can come out of this 130
Lie #20 Finding my worth through what is "social media worthy" 136
Lie #21 I'm well-informed 141
Lie #22 It needs to be perfect 150
Lie #23 What if it doesn't work out? 160
Lie #24 Following my dream will look sexy 163
Lie #25 Silence needs to be filled with noise 173
Final Chapter: The Twentysomething Declarations 183
Final, Final Chapter: Last Words of Encouragement 187
Big Thank-You's 191
Notes 195