______________________________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERINCLUDES A NEW PROLOGUE'Brilliant' Evening Standard'Joyful and wise' Lisa Taddeo'Timely and fulsome' Candice Carty-Williams'Deliciously fascinating' Marian KeyesModern life is full of choices - but how do we know we're making the right ones? Why, in our attempts to make life easier, do we often make it harder? With a light touch and plenty of humour, Pandora Sykes delves into the myths we've been sold and the stories we tell ourselves, in a timely bid to encourage us to consider the lives we once led, and how they might better serve us. It's time to stop looking for the answers - and start delighting in the questions. ______________________________'Thoughtful and funny' DOLLY ALDERTON'Like a very clever, lucid, charming friend unpacking all the messy anxieties of modern existence with tremendous intelligence and elan. Read this book. It will help your life. ' INDIA KNIGHT'Energetic and compelling' OLIVIA SUDJIC'Navigates complicated issues with great humanity, humour and humility. [it] left me wanting more' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Self-aware, self-deprecating, relatable, funny, and brilliantly curious. ' STACEY DOOLEY'Witty and zeitgeisty. strikes a fresh, honest note' VANITY FAIR'Refreshing. thoughtful, considered' STYLIST______________________________Readers love Pandora's first book:'A truly marvellous debut''Insightful and beautifully written''Totally brilliant. I devoured this masterpiece in one sitting''A bright book in a gloomy year''Feeling a lot better about life after finishing this!''I adored Pandora's book and will be thinking about it for a long time. ''So clever and thought-provoking''Pandora is a wonderful writer and I found myself unexpectedly in tears by the end'.