STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World by Dan Lyons

STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World

Author: Dan Lyons

Genre: Non-fiction

Format: Digital ARC (Thanks, NetGalley & Publishers)

Publish Date: March 2023

Read: January 2023

Favorite Quote: Talk less, get more. This book is about learning how to engage with the world in ways that give us an advantage.

Story Synopsis: Following Disrupted, his hilarious book about his time at Hubspot, STFU is Dan Lyons’ quest to learn how to be quiet and listen better. A self-proclaimed talkaholic, Lyons shares how overtalking hurts yourself and others and tools and techniques to talk less and listen more. Lyons shares examples of how STFU works at work, with your partner, with your kids, and how being quiet improves your health.

Why does this book beguile? STFU started as a little gimmicky with the use of the f-word. While I’m a big fan of cuss words (ask my parents), authors' time and intent to put them in print carry weight. Mark Manson comes to mind as a recent author who capitalized on dropping the F-bomb repeatedly in print. However, unlike Manson, Lyons makes his point early and doesn’t lean too heavily on my favorite four-letter word in the book.

The book was definitely written for talkaholic men, but there are some excellent reminders throughout the book for active listening and remaining quiet so you don’t fill the silence. If you have a talkaholic in your life, STFU may help you deal with them more easily.

Rating: 3.75/5

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