Reject the reasonable life
A paradoxical guide against small living
A manifesto for people who are done being “practical.”
Learn why comfort, safety, and ease
are the most reasonable paths to self-destruction.
People don’t fail because of laziness.
They fail because they’re “reasonable.”
They keep their options open.
They wait for clarity.
They protect comfort.
They call it “wisdom.”
This book is a direct attack on that posture.
It’s for the moment you realize:
a reasonable life is often just a slow, polite form of quitting.
Reasonableness is the most socially acceptable way to waste your life.
A reasonable life sounds like:
“I’ll do it when work calms down.”
“I just need a little more runway.”
“Once the kids are older.”
“I’m not ready yet.”
“I don’t want to risk what I’ve built.”
All of that can be true.
None of it makes your life come alive.
NOTE: Reject… is grounded in Catholic teaching, but there is no expectation that you have Christian beliefs to read, understand or apply its teaching.
What readers are saying
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Matt Conlon
A kind but firm wake up call to anyone who has abdicated forging their own path to the safety of the groupthink, autopilot life, and solidarity and tools for anyone already charting that path on their own.
Anthony doesn’t hide behind vague rhetoric, but rather leaves you with actionable steps throughout the book so you aren’t left with a short lived high of what could be, but instead a plan for exactly what you’re going to do differently moving forward.
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Jay Clarke
I consider it a spiritual successor to “Get Good. Go Fast. Conquer!” which focused on going deep with a more practical and straight to the point tone.
This book is like the philosophy and principles behind going deep including what you might encounter when you do go deep.
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Jack O’Connor
Wow, incredible work.
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Costas Papaikonomou
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