Permissions Acknowledgments

“How to Say No to an Invite When Your Reason Is ‘I Just Don’t Want To’” was first published in slightly different form as “The Art of Saying No to Invites When You Really Don’t Want to Do Something” by SELF.

“Canceling Plans” was first published in slightly different form as “How to Cancel Plans Without Losing Friends and Feeling Like a Jerk” by SELF.

The introduction to Chapter 5, is adapted from the essay “The best $16 I ever spent: Old Navy pajamas after my husband left,” originally published by Vox.

“How to Tell People You’re Going Through a Tough Time” was first published in slightly different form as “Not Great, Bob! The Case for Actually Being Honest When People Ask How You Are” by SELF.

“Getting Dressed” contains language from the article “Giving Myself A Dress Code Changed My Dang Life,” originally published by BuzzFeed.

“Why Venmo Is My Favorite Sympathy Card” was originally published by BuzzFeed.