I Used to Like You Until...

(How Binary Thinking Divides Us)

By: Kat Timpf

Narrated by: Kat Timpf

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A “whip-smart” (USA TODAY) exploration of the dangers of binary thinking and how it threatens to take over our institutions, relationships, and freedoms—alongside hilarious and illustrative personal stories from New York Times bestselling author Kat Timpf.

We’ve become a society of non-thinkers. After all, we’ve largely limited ourselves to just two options when it comes to complex issues. As an independent, libertarian voter who has spent the last ten years at Fox News, Kat has faced this phenomenon 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. We miss out on opportunities to connect and collaborate, all while the people in power 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.

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!

Another good one by Kat Timpf

Her book on comedy was a little funnier, and there were some repetitions from that book here. But once again, Kat is funny and smart. And though I'm a life-long liberal, I'm onboard with the main idea presented here. I may disagree with Republicans on many issues, but I don't hate them, and I hope they don't hate me. All the binary thinking, angry social media and hatred are destructive to our democracy. Thanks for another good book, Kat.

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.

Great

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

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.