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Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
650 reviews for:
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This book has a good concept, but it really rubbed in the wrong way the way it was delivered. Eg. "You're overworking yourself, turn off your email and you'll be better" Oh gee thanks, now all my overworked-related problems are solved.
That aside, the first act of the book on history of labor was pretty good but the rest is...meh.
That aside, the first act of the book on history of labor was pretty good but the rest is...meh.
I liked the exploration of the history of work culture in America and its flaws.
The part about history of work in america is honestly radicalizing… this all could have been different
I enjoyed most of this book a lot! The first half (two-thirds, really), are a great, history-based examination of how we got to such a work-driven culture that we worship with more zeal than actual religion. That was actually my favorite part, and the most thought-provoking portion. However, the latter half, which was designed to be ways to "hack" your way out of this mentality (which does frankly defeat the purpose of a book that argues hacking your way INTO productivity is a problem, but I digress) had a very inapplicable perspective for what I would consider many working class individuals to actually need. I didn't find any of it particularly useful or original, and I think it could have been left out entirely - but I bet her publisher asked for more self-help tips so they could make it a better sell. However, I didn't pick it up for advice, so it really didn't bother me that it was useless aside from the fact it makes it glaringly obvious that it's much easier to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving when you're a self-made entrepreneur whose job is speaking and writing. Not so easy for the rest of us!
This book has some great tips for slowing down and amazing research! It gave me a bit of anxiety about how technology is not good for us yet here I am using this app
My disappointment with this book was that the majority of it was about why we are burnt out and the history of how. The part on how to live more free without feeling bad for it seemed rushed and squeezed into the ending. It ends with just a quick list that that’s probably only helpful for some.