The Sooner You Know, The Better: Dear Teens and Twentysomethings, It's Time to Fully Face Your Fears About the Future & Embrace Who You Are

by Livi Redden

THIS BOOK IS FOR EVERY TEEN OR TWENTYSOMETHING WORKING TO EMBRACE WHO THEY ARE, GET A BETTER GRIP ON THEIR LIFE, AND GROW INTO THEIR SUBLIME POTENTIAL.




In this witty & vulnerable book, mindset expert & podcaster, Livi Redden, provides practical life advice, humanity-exposing stories, and the occasional dad joke, all from the perspective of a young adult writing to fellow young people in a letter-to-a-best-friend type of format.




By the end of The Sooner You Know, The Better you will have unlearned a lot of unhelpful crap society has shoved down your throat, walk away with knowledge on how to have a healthier relationship with yourself and others, and practical tips to designing the life you deserve. Because the sooner we can learn this stuff... the better (even science agrees).




"This book is not just a collection of growth practices and knowledge but a vulnerable manifesto of who I was, who I am, and who I am working to become." -Sincerely Your Friend, Livi Redden

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Psychology

211 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 22, 2022

Reviews

[Joel Straw · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5🌟
The last chapter was god damn beautiful 🥹

[Abbey Raynor · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD!!!
If you are a teen or in your twenties I highly recommend you get your hands on this book!

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I borrowed this book from a public library. It’s described as a ‘self-help’ book & has been categorised as ‘psychology’ by Goodreads…really?? I gather the author doesn’t have a psychology degree (or remotely similar) but bases her views and ‘education’ on personal anecdotes, what she’s learnt from tik-tok, and a variety of podcasts and short courses (which she doesn’t cite in a bibliography or even brief footnotes). As a former teacher & school leader with a major in Health Education, I won’t be recommending this book to the 16 and 17 year olds I’ll be mentoring soon - there are much better resources around by qualified professionals. This book is also way too long…whether readers are busy with their formal education…or not. The editing needed to be a
lot tighter. Of course the author’s friends might disagree with me as notice there are quite a few favourable reviews. I am glad I got towards the end…there are a few helpful ‘life perspective questions’P197 - so 2 stars for that + Livi Redden does have potential (& she has an abundance of confidence!), but I can’t imagine her going far without learning from more reputable sites - preferably after a university education if she wants to continue to write in the ‘psychology’ space.

[Dana Rademaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book after listening to a talk of Livi Redden on Youtube. The book resonated with a lot of my beliefs, which is why I liked it. It is nice to be reminded by another person that you do not have to follow the social rules that society decided for you. You are a beautiful person exactly as you are and you can make choices based on who you want to be, not who society wants you to be.

So, why 4 stars and not 5? I noticed that many tips also include the involvement of other people. These tips were written from an extroverted heart. They did not resonate with the introverted one I have. But overall the book was nice to read and led to many small smiles of recognition while reading.