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🎉 The Website’s Alive… and So Am I

Well, look at that. After far too many cups of coffee, several existential crises, and at least one moment where I nearly threw my laptop out the window—maxadlerbooks.com is officially live.

If you’ve somehow stumbled across this blog, hi. I’m Max. I write the kind of self-help books that don’t ask you to meditate under a waterfall or visualise your “inner CEO.” I write for the overthinkers. The anxious-but-functional. The quietly exhausted humans trying to get sh*t done without spiralling into the abyss of productivity guilt.

What’s This All About?

I launched this site to do something radical: help people feel a little less overwhelmed, one brutally honest strategy at a time. I don’t have all the answers. I’m not a guru. But I’ve been through the mental meat grinder that is modern life, and I figured it was time to share what I’ve learned—plus all the weird analogies that come with it.

Over the next few days, I’ll introduce you to the books I’ve released (and the ones I’m still editing at 1 a.m. in my dressing gown). These aren’t your typical “Just wake up earlier and drink kale!” manuals. Think: sarcasm meets science meets strategies that actually work.

Why Now?

I started writing during lockdown. People were scared, confused, isolated—and I was watching too many of them blame themselves for struggling. That didn’t sit right with me. I wanted to offer something different. Not toxic positivity. Not hustle culture nonsense. Just… honest, practical help. With a few laughs thrown in to keep the doom at bay.

Let’s Make This a Conversation

This blog isn’t going to be one-way traffic. If something on the site doesn’t work, if you have a question, or if you just want to say, “Hey Max, this made me snort tea out my nose,” I genuinely want to hear it. Use the contact page, send a carrier pigeon, whatever works.

I’m still figuring all this out—but I promise I’ll do it with integrity, some humour, and absolutely zero PowerPoint slides.

What’s Next?

In the next few posts, I’ll:

• Introduce The Overthinker’s Handbook

• Share some sneak peeks from upcoming titles

• Drop the occasional life tip that doesn’t suck

Until then, thank you for being here. Truly. It means more than you know.

Now go do something nice for yourself. Or procrastinate productively by reading more of this blog. I won’t judge.

—Max