Adding product to your cart
Use left/right arrows to navigate the slideshow or swipe left/right if using a mobile device
{"id":7542967992423,"title":"Disappointing Affirmations","handle":"disappointing-affirmations","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDisappointing Affirmations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e 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. From the creator of the wildly popular Instagram account \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e@disappointingaffirmations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePairing 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eYou can do it! But you probably won’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e But also: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBe kind to yourself, asshole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUnfollow your dreams!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a non-disappointing gift with purchase, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe book's jacket folds out into a motivational poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, suitable for display anywhere disappointment may strike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-02-21T16:12:56-06:00","created_at":"2026-02-21T16:09:45-06:00","vendor":"Chronicle Books","type":"Book","tags":["Novelty Book"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42208041369703,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781797226668","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Disappointing Affirmations","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1495,"weight":454,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781797226668","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations1.jpg?v=1771711920","\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations2.jpg?v=1771711920","\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations3.jpg?v=1771711920"],"featured_image":"\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations1.jpg?v=1771711920","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Disappointing Affirmations - Indie Indie Bang! Bang!","id":30188986531943,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.724,"height":1500,"width":1086,"src":"\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations1.jpg?v=1771711920"},"aspect_ratio":0.724,"height":1500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations1.jpg?v=1771711920","width":1086},{"alt":"Disappointing Affirmations - Indie Indie Bang! Bang!","id":30188986564711,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.426,"height":1052,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations2.jpg?v=1771711920"},"aspect_ratio":1.426,"height":1052,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations2.jpg?v=1771711920","width":1500},{"alt":"Disappointing Affirmations - Indie Indie Bang! Bang!","id":30188986597479,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.426,"height":1052,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations3.jpg?v=1771711920"},"aspect_ratio":1.426,"height":1052,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/indieindiebangbang.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/disappointingaffirmations3.jpg?v=1771711920","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDisappointing Affirmations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e 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. From the creator of the wildly popular Instagram account \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e@disappointingaffirmations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePairing 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eYou can do it! But you probably won’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e But also: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBe kind to yourself, asshole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUnfollow your dreams!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike a non-disappointing gift with purchase, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe book's jacket folds out into a motivational poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, suitable for display anywhere disappointment may strike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
