“The problems we face today eventually turn into blessings in the rearview mirror of life. In time, yesterday’s red light leads us to a greenlight. All destruction eventually leads to construction, all death eventually leads to birth, all pain eventually leads to pleasure. In this life or the next, what goes down will come up. It’s a matter of how we see the challenge in front of us and how we engage with it. Persist, pivot, or concede. It’s up to us, our choice every time.”

Well, it has to be said: Alright, alright, alright. I wasn’t going to read this, but one of my friends enjoyed it so I decided to get on the waitlist for the audiobook. And I’m glad I did because this is a performance, friends. McConaughey and I both grew up in Texas and are Longhorns, so I feel a particular kinship with him. He’s also a teller of tales so I take his stories with a grain of salt, trusting there’s a nugget of truth in each one and just enjoyed the ride without actually believing everything he said.

This book was relaxed, funny, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. If you want to spend a few hours with Matthew McConaughey’s voice in your earbuds, then I say go for it. It’s a fun summer read and I’m pretty sure you’ll get a few laughs out of it — I definitely doubled over in laughter several times!