You probably know a few "residents": those are the people who complain all day, who are never satisfied, and who always see themselves as the victims. The weather is terrible, it's Monday, the neighbor has parked incorrectly again, and to top it all off, the donut has a hole! Such individuals can drag down their entire environment with their bad mood. Tobias Beck advises not to engage with such characters in his humorous and provocative book about how we can successfully live our own lives instead of being controlled by others. He pointedly illustrates through many inspiring stories how we can sustainably free ourselves from residents to prevent ourselves from turning into perpetually dissatisfied grumblers. Because in the end, we will always become like the people we surround ourselves with. Living free of residents means accepting the world.