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bluestjuice's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't have a particular problem with this book, but it wasn't all that revelatory either and I was a bit disappointed that Crabbe didn't seem to have anything more interesting to say. As a business psychologist, Crabbe also focused more on business in a work and career context, which makes sense given his background but isn't the holistic view that I picked up the book interested in. Basically, this book mirrored many other pop psychology books by citing research and anecdotes in about equal measure to support the ideas it proposed. However, counterintuitively I actually found the research distracting here - I'm not sure I needed evidence that busyness contributes to unhappiness so much as practical guidance on how to curate a lifestyle that is more balanced. To be fair to the book, there was some of that sort of guidance as well, but much of what surrounded it was filler and more than a little of it was advice that has been given by many others.
The one takeaway from this book that was a fairly new idea to me was the idea that we don't need better time management, we need better attention management. While quite a bit of the advice spinning off from this was well-tread (turn off your phone alerts! Put away technology on regular occasions! Be present in the moment!), the core principle of thinking about how to revisit the management of attention *instead* of the management of time really did get me thinking.
The one takeaway from this book that was a fairly new idea to me was the idea that we don't need better time management, we need better attention management. While quite a bit of the advice spinning off from this was well-tread (turn off your phone alerts! Put away technology on regular occasions! Be present in the moment!), the core principle of thinking about how to revisit the management of attention *instead* of the management of time really did get me thinking.
rubenbos's review
2.0
Interessant en leesbaar, maar teveel voorbeelden, strategieën en punten in het boek, om echt effectief te zijn.
davidgilani's review against another edition
4.0
I really needed this book at the time that I read it. At some points it’s guilty of a little bit of management speak, but it manages to avoid that the vast majority of the time.
Some things that I’m definitely taking forward and overall a mantra that I think many people could benefit from considering.
Some things that I’m definitely taking forward and overall a mantra that I think many people could benefit from considering.
irisnoza's review
4.0
Wat een goed boek! Ik had gedacht dat het weer het zoveelste boek zou zijn over drukte, maar niks is minder waar. Ik vind het interessant om te lezen, er worden belangrijke vragen gesteld en oefeningen gegeven voor houvast. Ik vind dit zeker een aanrader!
beautyyandthebook's review against another edition
not for me. maybe someday i'll be reaching out for a book like this. But not now..
pbobrit's review against another edition
3.0
Close to getting four stars. This book is great for the most part. An examination of busyness and strategies for getting wrapped up in the banal and mundane and applying focus to the things that matter in your life. It is well research and a lot of neuroscience and psychology is referenced as both as explanations of why we have tendencies to behave as we do but also as proof that there are ways of training or tricking ourselves into snapping out of it. The last third of the book is particularly good. It got off to a bit of a slow start hence the three starts but I'd still recommend.
anke_books's review
informative
4.0
Vanuit verschillende invalshoeken bekijkt Crabbe hoe je druk zijn kunt uitbannen uit je leven. Door keuzes te maken, wat je zélf wilt. Zelfzorg. Het belang van slapen en ontspannen. Doen waar je energie van krijgt. Erg inspirerend.