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Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
649 reviews for:
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
This was a great read. Not fully what I was expecting.
The first portion examines all the history behind why we're so 'busy', and overworked. Where we went wrong in the choices we made that have led to the present state need of staying excessively busy.
Part two is about the present day. What we currently live and exist in.
Part three is about how to reverse it for yourself and slow down to be more present and mindful in your existence.
I was expecting the book to be more part three... Either way, a solid read. FASCINATING history and science.
I finished this one scheduling a train trip just because it would require me to sit without phone service and also finished giving myself permission to give myself more breaks.
The first portion examines all the history behind why we're so 'busy', and overworked. Where we went wrong in the choices we made that have led to the present state need of staying excessively busy.
Part two is about the present day. What we currently live and exist in.
Part three is about how to reverse it for yourself and slow down to be more present and mindful in your existence.
I was expecting the book to be more part three... Either way, a solid read. FASCINATING history and science.
I finished this one scheduling a train trip just because it would require me to sit without phone service and also finished giving myself permission to give myself more breaks.
I thought this book had some good points, but I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would.
Interesting general message but begins to feel repetitive.
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gave me some great actionable steps to improve my burnout! therapist reco
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Not the author calling me out for reading the audiobook on 2x speed…
Very informative. My main takeaways are that:
-need more social time IN PERSON and hearing the other person’s voice.
-humans are never satisfied by nature. After every happy moment, we go back to our baseline levels of happiness.
-you have more time than you think you do.
-time=money has corrupted our way of viewing our time. Spend time doing leisure just for the sake of leisure.
That being said, I wonder if this is conversation outside of the scope of the book, but I wish that the book went into dismantling systems within the workplace. For me, I don’t get paid to do overtime. I do overtime because I want to get the job done and if I don’t, then the project will fail, and then everyone will suffer. What should I do then?
The book focused on cutting down working unnecessary overtime, I understand. But how should I bring this up with my bosses or encourage a healthy work-life balance with my coworkers?
*Rating is subjective to how helpful I found this book, not how valuable it is by itself.
(I also feel like the author has some things to work out with diet mentality… if you have an eating disorder, just please be aware there is mention of obsessive dieting. The author mentioned that every day she wanted to be thinner, even if it were only by an ounce.)
Very informative. My main takeaways are that:
-need more social time IN PERSON and hearing the other person’s voice.
-humans are never satisfied by nature. After every happy moment, we go back to our baseline levels of happiness.
-you have more time than you think you do.
-time=money has corrupted our way of viewing our time. Spend time doing leisure just for the sake of leisure.
That being said, I wonder if this is conversation outside of the scope of the book, but I wish that the book went into dismantling systems within the workplace. For me, I don’t get paid to do overtime. I do overtime because I want to get the job done and if I don’t, then the project will fail, and then everyone will suffer. What should I do then?
The book focused on cutting down working unnecessary overtime, I understand. But how should I bring this up with my bosses or encourage a healthy work-life balance with my coworkers?
*Rating is subjective to how helpful I found this book, not how valuable it is by itself.
(I also feel like the author has some things to work out with diet mentality… if you have an eating disorder, just please be aware there is mention of obsessive dieting. The author mentioned that every day she wanted to be thinner, even if it were only by an ounce.)
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This book would be better named Do Something Other Than Work. Interesting historical perspectives on how much we work and overall very work-focused.