11 episodes

Welcome, dear friends, to the grand unveiling of "How to Become a Total Failure," a uniquely crafted audio experience that's sure to tickle your fancy and pique your curiosity. This interactive radio play, presented in glorious high-definition sound, offers an unconventional path to self-improvement. Each of the 10 episodes in this mini-series, masterfully produced by our diverse virtual team, guides you down the winding road to a purposeless and solitary existence - all with a dash of irony, of course. 🎭🎧🎬

Our tongue-in-cheek advice, delivered in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Chinese, aims to invert traditional self-help wisdom. Disregard our tips, and you might just stumble into a fulfilling, happy life! From the plethora of cookie-cutter workshops promising happiness, our series stands out as a refreshing departure, woven with playful humor and sounds that bring the story to life. Dare to join us on this audacious journey? 🌎🔊😄

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Welcome, dear friends, to the grand unveiling of "How to Become a Total Failure," a uniquely crafted audio experience that's sure to tickle your fancy and pique your curiosity. This interactive radio play, presented in glorious high-definition sound, offers an unconventional path to self-improvement. Each of the 10 episodes in this mini-series, masterfully produced by our diverse virtual team, guides you down the winding road to a purposeless and solitary existence - all with a dash of irony, of course. 🎭🎧🎬

Our tongue-in-cheek advice, delivered in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Chinese, aims to invert traditional self-help wisdom. Disregard our tips, and you might just stumble into a fulfilling, happy life! From the plethora of cookie-cutter workshops promising happiness, our series stands out as a refreshing departure, woven with playful humor and sounds that bring the story to life. Dare to join us on this audacious journey? 🌎🔊😄

    01 Think negative! Part 1

    01 Think negative! Part 1

    Having established in our lively introduction that you're fully armed with the secret sauce to mastering this program - a dash of guilt - we're now ready to plunge headfirst into the tantalizing world of self-inflicted emotional acrobatics.

    Buckle up, because in this episode, we're peeling back the curtain on five deliciously effective tactics from our top ten hall of fame for nurturing a luxuriously negative mindset.

    • 9 min
    02 Think negative! Part 2

    02 Think negative! Part 2

    In this rollercoaster ride of an episode, we're tossing you another handful of the juiciest examples of negative thinking. You might already be prancing around with a couple of these dark arts under your belt, but hey, we all have those days when our creativity needs a little tickling, right? Especially when it comes to unfurling the full technicolor spectrum of gloom-ridden behaviors.

    • 7 min
    03 Hold on to the past!

    03 Hold on to the past!

    After feeding your mind with the top ten chartbusters of negative thinking patterns in the first couple of episodes, today we're steering the ship towards the intriguing allure of clinging to the past.

    You know the old saying, "Time heals all wounds"? Well, don't let that dampen your spirits, because in this whirlwind of an episode, you'll unravel the secrets of shielding yourself from such unwarranted healing.

    By doing so, you can unlock an ever-gushing fountain of self-pity, and here's the cherry on top - you can blissfully dodge dealing with the nuisances of the present.

    • 7 min
    04 Curse the present!

    04 Curse the present!

    Having navigated the choppy waters of negative thinking in the first couple of episodes and handed you the map to glorifying the past in the third, we now shine a spotlight on the virtues of scorning the present in today's episode.

    American author Dan Greenburg had already started brainstorming back in 1966 about ingenious ways to artistically wreck one's life. When it came to the present, he cherry-picked four enviable attributes that, despite their vintage, haven't lost an ounce of their relevance: Wealth, fame, talent, and beauty. If you're blessed with more than one of these prized possessions, consider yourself on the starting block of a perfect misery marathon!

    • 9 min
    05 Become a stranger to others!

    05 Become a stranger to others!

    Over the past four episodes, we've equipped you with a robust toolbox filled with the joys of intentional pessimism, the art of self-tormenting fixation on the past, and the delight of cursing the present.

    Today, we roll up our sleeves and dive into the practical part, where you'll master the art of harnessing and unleashing the fears you've so skillfully brewed within yourself.Let's face it, the appeal of estranging yourself from an ever-growing crowd is as clear as crystal: the more people you skillfully push away, the more robustly you can marinate in a cocktail of self-induced despair.

    • 7 min
    06 Judge only by money and appearance!

    06 Judge only by money and appearance!

    Congratulations are in order! You've officially hit the halfway mark in our workshop.In the last gripping episode, you took the plunge and began to meticulously craft an image of yourself steeped in rejection. This self-portrait might be smeared with guilty hues or perhaps drenched in frustration about money or your physical appearance.

    And the beauty of it? It's an always-on strategy, applicable whether you're penniless or swimming in riches, a head-turner or simply an ordinary Joe. Let's dip our toes into a few illustrative examples, shall we?

    • 6 min

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