Cynical Life Lessons: A Survival Guide for the Perpetually Disappointed by Dead Yet Studio
Finally, a self-help book that doesn’t try to fix you—because maybe you’re not the problem.
Tired of toxic positivity, empty mantras, and books that promise transformation but deliver guilt? Good. This one won’t change your life—it’ll just make you laugh about why that’s okay. With over 20 sharp, darkly funny chapters and interludes, this cynical guide dismantles the myths of happiness, hustle culture, and “becoming your best self,” replacing them with something far more honest: relief.
Every chapter is a dose of advanced realism, packed with wit, existential humor, and painfully accurate truths about modern work, dating in the digital age, and the quiet absurdity of trying to stay sane while everything burns.
Inside, you will find:
Statistically accurate lessons on lowering your expectations (it’s called strategic emotional investing).
Case studies on why your “passion project” is just your second job.
Flowcharts for giving up without feeling guilty.
Inspirational posters with unforgiving fine print.
The only Cynic’s Anti-Checklist you’ll ever need.
Paired with minimalist black-and-white sketches, it’s part therapy, part comedy, and entirely human.
Dead Yet Studio—the creative minds who turned giving up into an art form—invite you to embrace your disappointment, accept the futility of ambition, and finally relax.
Because nothing matters. And somehow, that helps.
PS: This book exists because we collectively agreed that suffering is more bearable when it’s formatted with headers and numbered lists. Welcome to the club.
