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I Used to Like You Until...

(How Binary Thinking Divides Us)

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I Used to Like You Until...

By: Kat Timpf
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In this whip-smart follow-up to the “ruthlessly honest exploration of comedy and cancellation” (Dr. Drew) You Can’t Joke About That, New York Times bestselling author Kat Timpf examines the dangers of binary thinking, and how it threatens to take over our institutions, relationships, and even our freedoms.

For some reason, when it comes to complex issues, we’ve largely limited ourselves to just two options, resulting in a society of non-thinkers. After all, once you’ve picked a side, all the thinking has already been done for you. As an independent, libertarian voter who has spent the last ten years at Fox News, Kat has faced this issue too many times to count. She’s learned that surprising things can happen when you refuse to choose a team, especially when you work at a place some people call an existential threat to America.

Binary thinking is much more than just the enemy of critical thinking, it’s also an immediate danger to our political discourse, our institutions, our way of consuming news, our relationships, our creativity, and even to our freedoms. All too often, we will let a single difference in viewpoint, an assumption, or an association be enough to write off another person entirely, even if we know nothing else about them. We miss out on opportunities to connect or even collaborate, all while the people in power over us benefit from our division.

Through humorous examples from her own life and insight only someone in her bizarre position can possess, Kat reminds us that the world doesn’t have to be so black and white. In her signature witty voice, Kat inspires us to lean into thoughtful consideration, genuine conversation, vulnerability, and only hating people when they really deserve it.

©2024 Kat Timpf (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio
Comedy & Humor Conservatism & Liberalism Witty Comedy Funny Thought-Provoking Inspiring Jokes
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To the high and mighty

This book is simply a masterclass for respect and common decency. It powerfully disassembles binary thinking in an entertaining and thoughtful manner.

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Refreshing perspective and advice

Thank you Kat for being open, vulnerable and transparent. You gave me a lot to ponder. I always enjoy hearing your perspective on the Gutfield show. Getting to hear a whole book of your views was refreshing and informative. Thank you for encouraging us to get out of our narrow, binary boxes!

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Encouraging & Uplifting

Kat and Tyrus are why I watch Gutfield. This was the first book I've read from Kat and I immediately want to read her previous one now. Thought provoking and insightful she hit at everything that I've though since modern politics has divided us. I remember when people were more than who they voted for.

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the solution to our divide

Kat helped me see clearly, my democratic belief system DOES NOT mean I need to close my mind to other people or parties. Thank you, Kat, for helping me open my minds to GOOD ideas no matter what that idea aligns with.

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Kat’s Honesty

What an incredibly honest, raw, truthful life exposure of Kat Timpf! Kat is an amazing respectable human being whose book is captivating and entertaining. She presents a refreshing way of capturing our attention with her thoughtful well researched points of view. You are a gift that blesses us with an ‘open book’ to learn, listen and contemplate to improve our relationships and make an our world kinder. Thanks Kat for being YOU!

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Kat delivers again

I loved the journey Kat takes in this book. She talks a lot about her personal experience with religion, love, family, friends, and of course politics. It's funny, takes both sides to task over rhetoric and devisiveness (as a any libratarian should), and reminds the reader/listener that really we all need to remember were all individuals apart from our ideals.

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Kat is my soulmate..

Her approach to most everything mirrors my own and it love that she is so willing to say what needs to be said, that there are other options and opinions than just what mainstream media wants you to hear. Humor can help with so much and it makes things easier to "swallow" but for me,in the middle and libertarian, with a little l, an independent thinkers who dosen't want or need others to think for me, but does not have a national platform to say what I want to say, this book sums many thoughts up very nicely.

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What everyone needs to hear in the heat of our political divide.

Thank you, Kat, for voicing exactly what many of us feel during this intense political season in America. Loved the many examples of how our silly binary thinking can get us into trouble. I hope people can listen/read this book with an open mind and some basic common sense in seeing that few things can positively change if we are too closed off to listen to the other side.

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Great

I love her honesty and willingness to share her thoughts and opinions. Kept me interested throughout, I love her.

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Kat Timpf rocks!

I really liked the whole book. Very honest and thoughtful…chapter 7 was my favorite.

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