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Get Honest or Die Lying
Why Small Talk Sucks
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Everybody needs to go get this book, Get Honest or Die Lying.
What they say about it
- Discusses book contents“talk about how much you hate small talk”5
The best things said about it
You know, in your mega bestseller Get Honest or Die Lying, you actually say, I've been called a fake mental health advocate, or critics will say that I use discussions of mental health as a shield to distract folks.
You also write in Get Honest or Die Lying about any chance I get, I walk out into my backyard. I put my hands on a tree.
So in your book, Get Honest or Die Lying. Um, you know, you talk about how much you hate small talk.
Who actually give guidance on page 36 of Get Honest or Die Lying.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
Why people recommend it
Get Honest or Die Lying by Charlamagne Tha God is a candid memoir and self-help guide addressing mental health, personal trauma, and the necessity of radical self-reflection. On The Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly recommended and reminded her audience to purchase the book at the conclusion of their interview, while Steven Bartlett similarly urged listeners of The Diary Of A CEO to secure a copy. Both hosts highlighted the raw honesty of the author's narrative regarding his upbringing and struggles. On The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel Robbins engaged deeply with the text, quoting passages where the author addresses critics who call him a fake mental health advocate and discussing his aversion to small talk. Robbins also read excerpts detailing personal practices, such as grounding oneself by standing in a backyard and putting hands on a tree, as well as reflections on his father's battles with depression and anxiety. Furthermore, Robbins praised specific guidance found on page thirty-six concerning human transformation and potential. Megyn Kelly also touched upon these themes in her interview, noting that the author writes extensively about the therapy he underwent and the spiritual figures in his life, including the aforementioned tree-hugging practice, which together illustrate his ongoing journey toward emotional honesty and mental well-being.
Every mention
Megyn Kelly don't forget buy the book today uh it's called get honest or die Lying by Charlamagne the god 2
Discussed
“I, you talk in the book about the therapy you've been through, all the way down to, I don't know if this didn't exactly come from your therapist, but you have a spiritual guru in your life as well, and the tree hugging.”
Recommended
“don't forget buy the book today uh it's called get honest or die Lying by Charlamagne the god”
Steven Bartlett everybody needs to go get this book um get honest or or die lying 1
Recommended
“everybody needs to go get this book um get honest or or die lying”
Mel Robbins You know in your mega bestseller get honest or die lying you actually say I've been called a fake mental he… 5
Discussed
“You know in your mega bestseller get honest or die lying you actually say I've been called a fake mental health advocate or critics will say that I use discussions of mental health as a shield to distract folks”
Discussed
“You also write in Get Honest or Die Lying about any chance I get, I walk out into my backyard. I put my hands on a tree.”
Discussed
“So in your book, Get Honest or Die Lying. Um, you know, you talk about how much you hate small talk.”
Discussed
“You know, I would love to have you speak directly to the person that's with us right now that's listening or watching us and you've had this breakthrough so you know it's possible but you know if you think back to those moments in your life”
Discussed
“who actually give guidance on page 36 of get honest or die lying. I absolutely love this. Human beings that might have started out in one place but have the potential to go somewhere else.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (19: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“Well, the with the book you're talking about is my new book, Get Honest Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks.”
Passing
“He's also the founder of a publishing imprint, Black Privilege Publishing, in partnership with Simon and Schustster, which has released 12 books and already released bestsellers, including his latest, Get Honest or Die Lying.”
Plugged
“one of the the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with their self which is why the book is called get honest or die lying is because it's so easy to be real with other people”
Plugged
“I don't know if you call it brave; I just I think that we lack self-awareness, man, and I think one of the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with themselves, which is why the book is called Get Honest or Die Lying, is because it's so easy to be real with other”
Passing
“he is the author of the new book get honest or die lying”
Plugged
“one of the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with their self which is why the book is called get honest or die lying”
Plugged
“And I think the one of the main reasons that, you know, a lot of people just aren't being honest with themselves, which is why the book is called Get Honest or Die Lying, is because it's so easy to be real with other people, but it's so hard to be real with yourself.”
Plugged
“And that's, that's literally what I wrote this book for.”
Plugged
“I wrote this book for people to stop lying to themselves and stop volunteering those lies to other people.”
Plugged
“Yeah, um, it's a chapter called Tree Hug the Block.”
Plugged
“But that's another, that is actually another reason I wrote this book; that's why I think small talk sucks, because I don't think they understand when you're a person who's already dealing with anxiety and you've had to say prayers and do breathing exercises and, and put your beads on, right, and all your other things just to show up”
Plugged
“I tell a story in the book about, I tell a story in the book how I was at the airport and, you know, you know, I'm a person who's been attacked in the street a couple of times, right, like right here in New York City, you know, just for things that I've said on the radio, like you”
Plugged
“and I think the one of the the main reasons that you know a lot of people just aren't being honest with their self which is why the book is called get honest or die lying is because it's so easy to be real with other people”
Plugged
“that's why you read get honest or die line I talk so much about social media in the book”
Plugged
“Joining me now is Charlamagne tha God. He is the author of the new book Get Honest or Die Lying, Why Small Talk Sucks. Find out more and get tickets for book signings at whysmalltalksucks.com.”
Plugged
“Joining me now is Charlamagne tha God. He is the author of the new book, 'Get Honest or Die Lying'.”
Plugged
“One of the main reasons that a lot of people just aren't being honest with themselves is why the book is called 'Get Honest or Die Lying.'”
Plugged
“That's really what 'Get Honest or Die Lying' is all about.”
Plugged
“Absolutely, everyone, the book is called 'Get Honest or Die Lying.'”