This was not my favourite book, I couldn't get into the story and the narrator was not one I enjoyed listening to. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to listen to and review this audiobook.

STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World by Dan Lyons is a self-help book focused on psychology and personal development. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at a little under seven hours and is narrated by the author.

This book features a hearty dose of behavioral science with actionable advice on how to STFU and listen, communicate with intent, and think critically.

As someone who sometimes babbles when I'm nervous (hello undiagnosed ADD/ADHD), I did get a few helpful tips out of this book. Though it was a quick read, there were tons of sources listed-- always a good sign for me in science journalism.

The book felt a little long for me, and had sections that felt more like a space for the author to vent than to explain the topic further. The topics also were in a bit of a weird order; overall things might have been tighter with a bit more editing.

This was truly not what I was expecting when I received a copy of this book. (Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher regardless). The premise and the brain science were certainly intriguing but the verbose insults and heavy hitting views missed the mark for me personally. I can certainly respect that listening skills need to be a tuned and improved on by society as a whole. I just felt that the execution didn't really promote the intended changes.

Dan Lyons has presented a boo that provides evidence and encouragement for all readers to reduce what they say and listen more. Modern society spends far more time talking than listening. This book provides understandable arguments for silence.

Insightful and refreshing for those of us who are trapped in the current too-loud, showboating culture. I want to give this book to everyone I know.

STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World was written (and the audiobook is also narrated) by Dan Lyons. New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons is here to tell you—and don't take this the wrong way—that you really need to shut the f*ck up! Our noisy world has trained us to think that those who get in the last word win, when in fact it’s those who know how to stay silent who really hold the power. STFU is a book that unlocks this power and will change your life, freeing you to focus on what matters. Lyons combines leading behavioral science with actionable advice on how to communicate with intent, think critically, and open your mind and ears to the world around you. Talk less, get more. That’s what STFU is all about. Prescriptive, informative, and addictively readable, STFU gives you the tools to become your better self, whether that’s in the office, at home, online, or in your most treasured relationships. Because, after all, what you say is who you are. So take a deep breath, press play, and quietly change your life.

STFU is a good listen, and can be helpful even for those that are not overtalkers, or simply do not want to admit that might be. Lyons uses examples from his own life, research, and studies to demonstrate for talking too much, at the wrong times, or about the wrong things can be detrimental in a wide range of ways. It can impact relationships and people's impressions of you in personal and professional relationships and have a greater impact than you might think, even if it starts off in a positive way. I liked the amount of research and personal investment Lyons has put into the writing of this book, and I always appreciate an author that narrates their own books since they get the inflections and emphasis exactly where it was intended. I also liked that this book offers suggestions not just for curbing your own amount of talking, but also the skills needed to be better listeners and how to make the talking we do count so much more. This includes online interactions as well as traditional conversations. I also took note of the suggestions for escaping and counteracting those that overtalk to us, and getting past the urge for idle chit chat. Most importantly, how listening and some strategies that sound simple but can be hard to implement can help us more away from rambling and toward having meaningful and important conversations.

I think STFU is a valuable read (or listen) for everyone looking to improve their relationships, personally and professionally.

A beautiful and painfully honest look on how being quiet in all aspects of life is truly a good thing. Especially loved the reflection to true life to humanize my feelings and relate. I felt like this book was SPEAKING TO ME. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is a really interesting book. When the author realized how much his over-talking was negatively impacting his relationships, he decided to stop doing it. After consulting the experts and researching the available methodology, he decided to come up with his own approach, which is what’s presented in the book. He even came up with a pre and a post test to measure his progress. The book presents convincing evidence on how social media impacts all of us and gives us strategies for successfully dealing with it.

This was a DNF for me. I tried physical and audio. Just couldn’t get through the book. I did not leave a review publicly other than that I DNF’d

Dan Lyons, author of STFU, is a self-professed 'overtalker' and wondered what would happen when he tried to stop inserting his voice loudly into every situation. Read by the author, STFU offers ways to understand when one talks too much and offers suggestions on how to break the habit.

Exploring the science of behavior, he tries to identify why so many of us talk too much. Social media, of course, encourages the practice of oversharing, telling too much information. Lyons contends if we can only be quiet more, it will improve our lives. He offers suggestions on communicating with purpose, thinking before you speak, and paying more attention to other people and to your surroundings. And even how to improve your relationships by listening more and speaking less.

This book was entertaining to listen to and led me to consider my own speech patterns and practices. Recommended for anyone has ever felt they 'put their foot in their mouth'.

To be able to self-assess and take a moment to analyze your shortcomings takes a lot of courage. Kudos to Dan Lyons for learning from the flaws in his character. There are moments of glory within this narration, but the biggest thing I'll take away is how much this felt like the reading of a list. I learned for sure, but sometimes I think old habits crept in... sometimes prime examples will work - not every example that one could find.

#STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World
By @disrupted_dan is my most recent read thanks to @macmillan.audio and @netgalley! In this book, the author explains that so many of@us are #overtalkers - which he says is sort of an epidemic in #America - due to so many things: self-promotion, social media influencers, and other things like maybe we like the sound of our own voice. We’re funny, gregarious, the life of the party. Or are we? In this book there is a “test” you can take to see where you fall on the scale of being an over talker. I haven’t taken the test but I know from personal experience that I probably would land pretty high up on that scale. I’ve been known to talk at great length, monopolizing conversations, over-sharing, interrupting people… and the list of my foibles goes on and on. It wasn’t until I caught someone mimicking me at work when I unexpectedly walked back into the room that I realized that not only were these people NOT my friends, but that I was over sharing in a way that was ridiculous. It was if I had diarrhea of the mouth. As time has gone by, and miraculously I shut up long enough to prove my worth at work and was promoted, that I realized that my talking was becoming overbearing and disrespectful. A kind woman in a position of power took me to lunch and layed it all out for me. She said Hope, everyone knows you’re bright, but everyone also thinks that you don’t LISTEN. It was a wake-up call for me and I appreciate her so much for being truthful with me. Talk about a humbling experience. But I digress…
This book talks about the power and leverage shutting up can give you. It speaks on how not blabbing your every opinion could work wonders in your personal relationships, how it can save or make you money, and how many smart successful people such as Richard Branson and Elon Musk make sure they #sTFU and listen to what the smart people around them have to say. The more powerful you are, the less you should have to say. It’s so true. I still find myself rambling on and have to be conscious to #stfu sooo this book was truly helpful to me to remind me to do just that! This book will inspire you to #stfu!!!

I loved listing to this book on audio. It's like a friend was talking to me and providing me with knowledge that could be used in my life forever. The power of saying less shifted my perspective on communicating at work. I always want to say more and ensure I am heard, but this book discusses the power of being silent and listening to others. I loved this audio; I needed to hear this.

I listened to the audio at 1.75x speed, and it was well narrated, and he did a great job.

Thank you, NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for this advanced audio copy of STFU.

This was a very interesting book. I have a feeling it is best read as a audiobook. I think I will be sharing this one with several friends.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook ARC.

STFU is a fantastic book. Not only did I learn a lot about ways to make my listening, and speaking, more meaningful, but I learned a lot about how to deal with others who tend to overshare, over-speak, or over-interrupt.

I am still thinking about this book. I found parts very useful, others not so much. I like finding ways to become a better person. I want to be better in all areas of my life. This book gave some techniques to do just that. This book may not be everyone's cup of tea, but there are useful tidbits that can be gleaned from this book.

The title of this book is what drew me in, but the practical and applicable information is what kept me intrigued! I have been called a "talker" many times in my life, but I never appreciated the derogatory way it felt to hear that description. This book explained so much about "over talkers" and how to become better at talking less and listening more... and it was all realistic! I appreciated the information about successful non-talkers and how to work toward that success. I really enjoyed the practical ways to talk less, listen more, and really become a better person that I would like to be. I received an advanced audiobook of STFU from NetGallery, but I will be getting a physical copy of this book when it is published because I want to highlight, tab, and recommend tips to so many people in my life; including myself!

This is a self-help book worth reading! Although part are tailored towards men (and I think many men in the corporate world would learn a lot from this book), I find it applicable in my own life.

It is funny and full of actionable advice for your personal and work life. Although some have said it could have been shorter, I think that it was not overly long or repetitive. The author even stresses that he is a recovering over-talker. I also think another editing pass could have been good as well. It is definitely less repetitive than most other self-help books.

I would definitely recommend this book, especially the audiobook!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I find it interesting the things you learn when you’re quiet! Would highly recommend to everyone looking for great tips on how to get what you want and listen to what people are saying.

I was lucky enough to have had the opportunity to read an eARC of this book a month so ago, but then yesterday I got the opportunity to listen an advanced copy of the audio version. And yes, less than 24 hours later I've already finished listening. As much as I enjoyed the book when I read it, I have to say for me the audio version is the superior version and as such I'll be upping my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars. Note I said the superior version for me. Why is that? Well when it comes to learning I tend be more of auditory processor. That isn't to say I don't get anything out of self-help books that I read. I most definitely do. It's just for whatever reason I tend to absorb/retain more information, which is why if I find a particular self help book interesting and helpful while reading, I'll end up picking up the audio copy as well. I also like being able to listen/learn while doing other things, even though in this very book Dan insists that we in general aren't actually good at multitasking. Within this book Dan does a wonderful job of exploring how learning to say less can have profound benefits on all aspects of our life: in our careers, our relationships: social, work, romantic, parenting etc, and how it can even have positive health benefits. As I said in the previous review, we all know someone who would benefit from learning to shut up once in a while (if not more often). I ordered a copy. for a friend of mine and it should be getting delivered this Thursday,. Hopefully they take it the right way, otherwise I might be down one friend, lol. J/K I already told him about the book and he says he willing to give it a shot. I'd like to thank Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen to an audio version of Dan Lyons STFU: The Power of Keeping Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World.