Dave Tarnowski

From the wildly popular Instagram account, Disappointing Affirmations hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where failure is always an option, but that’s okay. Pairing lovely vacation photos taken by the author himself with sayings that are amusingly self-critical, encouraging, disillusioned, or all three at once, Tarnowski […]

Cross out toxic positivity with these high-quality graphite pencils for a low-quality, disappointing world from the creator of the wildly popular @disappointingaffirmations Instagram account. The Disappointing Affirmations pencil set includes ten eraser-topped graphite pencils. As stylish as they are functional, these standard HB / No. 2 pencils make excellent desk accessories. Featuring realistic and subversively […]

Apply these hilariously realistic affirmations wherever you—or anyone else—may need an antidote to toxic positivity. From the author of the nationally bestselling Disappointing Affirmations book and wildly popular Instagram account, the Disappointing Affirmations Sticker Book features more than 100 stickers in a range of sizes, sayings, and designs to stick anywhere. With axioms that are amusingly self-critical, encouraging, disillusioned—or […]

From the wildly popular @disappointingaffirmations Instagram account, here are thirty hilariously realistic affirmation postcards for a disappointing world where failure is always an option. The Disappointing Affirmations postcard set offers a funny take on the inspirational language of a culture that insists that everyone try to remain upbeat in the face of a world that’s […]