I can completely resonate with you when you said ''taking things at face value.'' it has turned into one of my main principles in 2018, and I must admit so far so good. I've naturally distanced myself from certain frinedships, and I've also started to stop assuming things for what I wish they were. This has allowed me to be more factual-oriented than feelings oriented. Assuming and overthinking became dispensable, and I substitute it with faith and facts. That's all I need. Thank you so much for sharing your story and sharing the audiobook with me. I've never heard of this book in particular, and I'm hoping that it can confirm whether I am walking on the right path or whether I'm being too much of an extremist in terms of self-reliant. I appreciate my friend, I will keep you posted. Take care.