ADULTHOOD FOR BEGINNERS

This is a smart, funny, and essential survival guide for millennials from a writer and comedian who learned each lesson the hard way. As any current or former 20-something knows, life can be a bit awkward and weird because no one tells you what to expect. Many of us spend a decade or more figuring out how the world works through a humbling process of trial and error that by age 30 we're hoping no one who was there remembers.
Does Andy Boyle have everything figured out? Of course not. But the breezy and funny advice, lists, jokes, and other helpful tidbits in this engaging book will help readers get through the hard parts faster, guaranteed.

As any current or former 20-something knows, life can be a bit awkward and weird because no one tells you what to expect. Many of us spend a decade or more figuring out how the world works through a humbling process of trial and error that by age 30 we're hoping no one who was there remembers.

Does Andy Boyle have everything figured out? Of course not. But the breezy and funny advice, lists, jokes, and other helpful tidbits in this engaging book will help readers get through the hard parts faster, guaranteed. (OK, not literally guaranteed.)

Topics include:

- The Asshole Test – The most important thing you need to know about success is that people don't like assholes. So here's how to not be one.
- Don't Be Creepy – A long list of things that you may think are cute, but are, generally, super creepy, and you should avoid.
- Should I Get Back With My Ex? – Probably not.
- Increasing Your Luck Surface Area – So much in life is about luck. But you can increase your chances of being lucky. Here's how.
- Resume Dos and OMG DO NOTs – How to make a resume that actually stands out, and what on a resume screams "plz do not hire me."
- The Difference Between Relaxing and Wasting Time – Learning to relax can take years. But figuring out the difference between relaxing and wasting time can take even longer. The secrets are revealed here.

Andy Boyle is a writer, comedian and web developer. His work, including a viral piece about giving up drinking, has been in Esquire, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, The St. Petersburg Times and The New York Times Regional Media Group, where his work was cited in the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. When he's not teaching a class in digital storytelling at Columbia College Chicago or working on screenplays, he performs comedy wherever he can, usually in venues that shouldn't allow comedy. You can visit his website here: http://andyboyle.com/.