Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life (Business Books, Graphic Design Books, Books on Success) Paperback – March 5, 2019

Couldn't put it down. It's practical advice with an inspiring , simple, and often hilarious delivery. What more could you want from a self-help book?!

This book is not for creatives. This book is for everyone. It’s like a big kick in the butt that sometimes feels like a small kick in the nuts, but with a lot of love.It spews the simple truths that most don’t have the courage to sign off with their name. Why? Because we’re not socialized, educated to want to defy the norm, be bold, live differently. It’s easier to be proper and not create a visceral reaction, it’s easier to write things that people say “yeah, that makes sense.” Reading this book makes me realize that I have lived outside of the “common sense” that is defined in our culture while searching for my truth. At times, that has put me in a position where I was unsure if I was making the right decision, if I was doing what “made sense”. But “common sense” in life is overrated. Actually, screw common sense. I have always being in the search for the “Me Sense”, the one particular to me, not common to everyone.Most of the things that I have done in my life that have pushed me forward never fit in what we call common sense, but they make total sense to me.Thank you James Victore for your ideas and your work and for showing the world that being vulnerable is the only road to emotional freedom and self-love. For inspiring us every day to strive for something above and beyond what we might believe we can do.I wish also, that I had this book when I was 18 and in design school!

I gave this book 4 stars because it is way too brief - I really did want to read more. The book is small and concise with some artwork thrown in. I was looking for inspiration and I got what I paid for. I look forward to making a place for it in my personal library and reading it again.

Do you know James Victore? I do, although, we've never met in person. So, as an emerging artist, I’m a fan, a follower and the recipient of James’ good advice and ruminations for the past four or five years. Beware, this review could be considered biased, however, that can hardly stop me.James worked on this book in the wee hours of the morning on his porch while drinking coffee … the sun was far from rising … his new baby daughter, his pre-school son and his lovely wife were still dreaming away; this is just a teeny tiny (out of hundreds/maybe thousands) examples of his grit and determination and how to get important things done.If you are a Creative .. . or, if your talent is tucked away in your little finger … this book will kickstart any ambition you wish to bring to the surface…. and, at the same time, make you a better person for it. James doesn’t mince any words, he gets directly to the core of the matter and will motivate you beyond motivation. He can make you laugh out loud and he can make you cry…. he’s outrageous and sensitive all rolled into one groovy guy.This book is an easy and entertaining read accompanied by lots of pages of his creative and artistic renderings. Don’t wait; do yourself a favor and order a copy; you won’t regret it. - Cathy W., Indianapolis, IN

The media could not be loaded. I feel like this book has been a long time coming. James Victore has been challenging and encouraging creatives to embrace their weirdness and ignore the status quo in favor of their own voices. Not only is this book a perfect compilation of all of what I would consider James' best ideas and advice for the creative life, but it is also an incredible resource for anyone wanting to get a shift in their perspective. From "Your parents were wrong" to "kill your phone" to "I'm a fake" and "Make work that matters" James is unashamed, brutally honest, and practical. Each idea is challenging to things that I have struggled with or still struggle with and it's such a refreshing change of pace in the creative realm. It's also a really portable size, design and layout make me want to read it and re-read it and leave it on my coffee table for everyone to check out. Thanks for sharing your own lessons for yourself with all of us James, I'm looking forward to wearing this book out!

This is one of the best books I’ve read on the topic of productivity, personal improvement, and inspiration. I’m recommending it to my friends, my managers, and my employees.This book is a straight-talking kick in the pants to ignite and inspire you to become your best self. Personally, I’ve had a stagnant, unfulfilled feeling in the pit of my stomach for some time. I have ideas, I have desires, but my fear of failure, fear of putting myself out there, and fear of falling short of perfection have fully halted me from action. Victore lays down the truth about the reality of our fears in this book, and I mean the TRUTH, in a way that I have not encountered thus far and that I needed to hear. My biggest takeaway is that this book helped me see that I’m overthinking myself into a life I don’t want, because I’m afraid I’ll fail and fall further away from the life I do want, when all that I really need to do to have the life I do want is to get out of my own way and choose to live it.