If an endless stream of positive motivational messages on your Instagram feed is beginning to grate on your nerves, help is at hand.
For those of us who can’t stand the sight of trite catchprahses ‘mistakes are proof that you’re trying’ superimposed on a breathtaking landscapes, Unspirational is the account you need.
Unspirational is the brainchild of TV producer Elan Gale from LA, whose book You’re Not That Great: (But neither is anyone else), goes against the ethos of the self help industry by celebrating negative thinking.
Elan believes we should be ‘everyday feelings like self-loathing, regret and shame and making them work for you’, rather than focusing on relentless positivity.
And if it’s a notion you’re on board with, then Unspirational will add a healthy dose of reality and humour, with hilarious life advice like asking for the name of your date’s childhood pet in case you need to hack their email.
Plus, worn out quotes are turned on their head with a health dose of honesty, such as: ‘The best things in life are actually really expensive.’
Bored Panda has collected a selection of the best from Unspirational’s Instagram account, which has 625,000 followers who are eager for some no-nonsense life advice.
Anyone who says they would prefer to leap out of bed and do yoga instead of enjoying a lie in is clearly telling fibs
Life hacks for the modern world: Sometimes it pays to be strategic
The best things in life are not free after all, and will actually set you back a pretty penny
Unspirational is a godsend for anyone who is keen to let out their inner grumpiness
Telling it like it is! Unspirational is the place to go for no-nonsense words of wisdom
It’s the same message you’re used to seeing, just told in a very blunt fashion
Starbucks addicts take note, you are being silently and brutally judged on a daily basis
Unspirational even offers advice on how to cheat at being a fitness buff on Instagram
Well, you can’t be best friends with everyone in the whole world
Suddenly putting all those pouty mirror pictures you think make you look cool into a very different light
Note to the judgmental, let’s just get as far away from you as possible
Never mind ‘dance like nobody’s watching’, think about all those calories you’re missing out on
Whatever happened to ‘you don’t deserve me at my best?’ That’s so last year
Rocking out your favourite motivational speech is just making you look really poor at maths
It sounds like you’re probably better off avoiding conversation altogether