Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton Summary
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"Radical Honesty" challenges you to strip away deception in every interaction. Featured in "Silicon Valley" and "Bones," this controversial self-help phenomenon asks: what if lying - even small white lies - is what's truly making you miserable? A.J. Jacobs tried it. Could you?
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What If Everything You've Been Taught About Honesty Is Wrong?
What if the polite lies we tell every day - the "I'm fine" when we're falling apart, the withheld resentments, the careful omissions - are slowly killing us? Most of us navigate life wrapped in layers of acceptable deception, believing we're protecting ourselves and others. We've become experts at managing impressions, curating personas, and maintaining comfortable distances. But what's the actual cost? Stress-related illness. Relationships that feel more like performances than connections. A gnawing sense that we're living someone else's life. The premise here is both liberating and terrifying: complete, unfiltered honesty - about everything, to everyone - might be the only path to genuine freedom and authentic connection. Not selective honesty. Not "honest but kind." Radical, uncomfortable, sometimes socially catastrophic truth-telling. Let's explore why this extreme approach might be exactly what our carefully constructed lives need.
The Cultural Disease of Moralism and Performance
Remembering Who You Were Before Identity
The Three Levels of Truth-Telling and Speaking From Being
The Emotions We're Not Allowed to Feel
Living Honestly in Love and Conflict
The Freedom That Comes From Destroying Illusions
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"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
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"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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