Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!

How to Take Back Our Time, Attention, and Purpose in a World Designed to Bury Us in Bullshit

By: Julio Vincent Gambuto

Narrated by: Julio Vincent Gambuto

A life-changing guide to freeing ourselves from the utter nonsense of modern life, for fans of Atomic Habits and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck—the best book to read if you’re stressed-out, overloaded, or just plain weirded out by this crazy world we’re all living in.

“Simultaneously hilarious and deadly serious…An extraordinary book.” —Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks • Winner of an Axiom Business Award for Best Business Book on Work-Life Balance • A Must-Read Book for August 2023 by the Next Big Idea Book Club, curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink

For decades, we have been told that being overworked, overcommitted, and overwhelmed is the price to pay for successful lives. That the constant striving, and scrolling, and buying into lifestyles that are marketed to us is a direct path to happiness, when all we seem to get in return is a permanent place on the hamster wheel.

Writer and moviemaker Julio Vincent Gambuto understood this all too well. He was constantly on the go, overloading his calendar and inbox, trying to convince himself that being busy meant being fulfilled. But in the darkest moments of 2020, he was confronted with an uncomfortable truth: life has been on autopilot for a very long time. He was trapped in a never-ending loop, exhausted, lonely, and wildly disconnected from all that truly mattered.

Now, in Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!, Gambuto maps a radical blueprint for “unsubscribing”—a rethinking of our digital habits, the setting of real boundaries, a reevaluation of our social circles, and a reexamination of powerful core ideas that no longer serve us.

Inside, you’ll find:
—100+ practical and tactical strategies for how to be happy in the chaos of our world, and how to unplug and reevaluate life so you can re-design it and live it with more meaning and joy.
—A deep understanding of how modern life got to be so damn relentless thanks to Big Forces like tech, banks, social media, and politics.
—Important opportunities to reflect on where all your time, attention, money and energy really go.
—An eye-opening conversation about work that will change your perspective on work, life, and family.
—and more!

A brilliant, timely, and inspired blend of social science and self-improvement philosophy, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! will shift your perspective, open your eyes, and help you find the power inside to make real, lasting change.

Critic reviews

"Vince Gambuto’s storytelling and branding skills are part of what makes this audio so much fun to hear. He knows how to weave together compelling stories from his personal experiences, urbane observations, and broadly informed insights. He’s also a good narrator, clear and consistent from start to finish and reasonably earnest in sharing the lessons he’s learned from having various subscriptions and attachments hijack his happiness, especially during the pandemic. His vocal palette is colorful, engaging, and likable—a good vehicle for his stories about life in New York City and his hipster leanings. Full of practical suggestions, his timely message is that eliminating the affiliations and automatic subscriptions that don’t make us happy is a good way to reclaim control of our lives and engage more authentically with the people we love."

Hilarious and Real

Genuine, interesting, and real. This is a fantastic and hilarious book that at times struck me to my core. I’ve made similar mistakes in my own life that left me in the dark, and I was able to relate to many topics in this book. Julio balanced advice delicately with his own truths and stories, so that I genuinely felt a connection and could learn organically. Favorite chapter is the dark well… have recommended this to many friends and gotten great feedback!

Brilliant Articulation of Modern Society's Dilemma

Julio Vincent Gambuto expresses the social, economic and cultural challenges faced by an entire generation of Americans and questions the contemporary concept of value intrinsic to new technologies. It is reassuring to know his thoughtful perspective and critical analysis will is now widely available, and easily understood, due to his approachable writing style and practical insights.

Funny and Relatable. Couldn't put down.

I really enjoyed this! Didn't want to stop listening. I could have binged the entire thing if my life allowed.
The author is very relatable and makes you feel less alone in the crazy world we live in.
Self help/therapy session. Highly recommend!!

Perfectly said, well researched, couldn’t stop listening!

Julio manages to cleverly, succinctly and entertainingly explain exactly how our modern world is the way it is…and then offers personal, shocking but VERY EFFECTIVE ways for undoing the programming! If you’ve ever wondered why you’re finding less joy in your life these days than you did before smartphones, look no further. Julio, congrats on this amazing work!

Wasn't impressed.

The information provided isn't bad per say, but I believe that it isnt't worth the read. Goes into detail of how to unclutter and "unsubscribe" from things in life. The book felt more like his personal story through the pandemic and how using his ideology freed him. IMO, you have to be in a specific work demographic to really gain from this.