<B>From the wildly popular Instagram account, <I>Disappointing Affirmations</I> hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where failure is always an option, but that’s okay.</B><BR/><BR/>Pairing lovely vacation photos taken by the author himself with sayings that are amusingly self-critical, encouraging, disillusioned, or all three at once, Tarnowski points to feelings commonly unacknowledged or hidden and spotlights them with humor, wit, and empathy. <I>You can do it! But you probably won’t. </I>But also: <I>Be kind to yourself, asshole.</I> Transforming and re-envisioning the material for print while adding tons of new work, this is the funny-because-it’s-true, sneaky self-help gift book for anyone who isn’t happy all the time and doesn’t feel seen in the whole “positive mental attitude” culture. <I>Unfollow your dreams!</I><BR/><BR/>IT REALLY IS OKAY TO NOT BE