Born to be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious

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There is no suggestion by the book’s end that Rob’s numerous new experiences have led him to some kind of blinding moment of self-enlightenment. The struggle is real and takes place on a daily basis. The point is to keep trying, to keep mixing things up, to trust, at least partly and sometimes, in the goodness and generosity of others. So Rob decided to make a plan - to embark on fifty 'mild' adventures, to be a little less Pooh Bear and a little more Bear Grylls. On a gentle journey that takes him beekeeping, bowling, and to a service station just off the M25, Rob starts to settle on a better balance - and soon discovers the joys of a life well lived. A funny, life-affirming memoir from the creator of social media empire Very British Problems, about how to start again when everything’s gone wrong.

Born to be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious by Rob Temple Born to be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious by Rob Temple

This book is a wonderful blend of inspiring, humorous, relatable and a teeny bit depressing which in my opinion makes it great! Then there’s the Very British Problems Daily Telegraph column, the four book volumes and counting, the board game, cups, greetings cards, and not forgetting the TV programme. A social media empire that Rob runs – horizontally – all from the comfort of his sofa. Rob Temple winning at life? Yes, but if only everything was that straightforward for him, as he explains in this book’s introduction: This book felt like a disturbingly accurate metaphor for life. Partly sad, partly terrifying, and always farcical. Rob Temple (a.k.a. the @SoVeryBritish guy) documents his year of trying to 'get out and do stuff' to battle mental health issues. Very few plans go according to plan but many surprisingly mild situations end up being pleasant.I tried. I really did. I didn't want my first book of 2021 to be a DNF (did not finish) failure. Yet at 20 something percent I couldn't deal with it anymore. Urkel will be hooked to a wire and Steve's conversation with Chain will be tape-recorded. Lieutenant Murtaugh tells them the plan: while Urkel is in The Dragons' hangout, he and Carl will be in a white van listening to their conversation. Aaaw..this is a great book.! I love the GBP tweets, and after reading this book, which is basically a year in Rob's life, I am pretty sure he get most of his material from his mum and dad! Lots of laughs, but it is also a serious book showing how he has tried different ways of coping with his life, which has not been easy, which most of us can relate to in some way or other. He is very down to earth and really just wants a simple life and has just realised that actually he is happy with that and that is ok. Life is too short to read such a bumbling mess of pseudo-literature. While I do love the Very British Problems for their brevity, wit and the ability to accurately and briefly pinpoint very human problems, this is an atrociously boring attempt at being remotely funny.

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This was fab audiobook about how you don’t have to go far to have an adventure, in fact you can stay very close to home and still have fun. This book should have been for me. I sometimes feel crippled by indecision, and I can get very anxious about things, so whilst it was never going to be a self-help book, I thought it may provide some funny insights into the life of someone who suffered similar problems. Also, I like the Very British Problems tweets Rob puts out, but this book was shallow, a bit dull, and not very funny. Because Born to be Mild is a book that is honest about anxiety, yet positive, uplifting and ultimately life-affirming and relevant.

Why is Born to be Mild so good? Because of Rob Temple's honesty, into how his anxiety has left him debilitated, deeply affected - and how in living a day to day ordinary existence, anxiety is carried around as if in a Lidl bag-for-life. Anxiety can weigh heavy or it can be lightly worn. But it persists. I am grateful Temple is able to convey this with humour and at times, gravitas.