Attention wellness mavens: Eugene Mirman’s self-help tips will not make your breath more measured or your temperament more serene, nor will they boost your karmic street cred. Nonetheless, we were thrilled to hear that the hipsters’ comic laureate, who’s performed with The Shins and Modest Mouse and lately can be spotted on that celebrated laugh-in Flight of the Conchords, has just penned a self-improvement guide. The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life will make you feel better than mediocre and help you shake the daily-grind doldrums with a heavy dose of humor, proving once again that laugher is the best natural medicine. He reads tonight at Brookline Booksmith (279 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617.566.6660) at 7 p.m.
