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Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
651 reviews for:
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
4.5 stars
I listened to this via Audible vs reading and really enjoyed consuming it in that fashion (yes, I did listen on 1.5x speed which she uses as a point in the book
I listened to this via Audible vs reading and really enjoyed consuming it in that fashion (yes, I did listen on 1.5x speed which she uses as a point in the book
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Misquoted several authors and thinkers to support her theory. One example is Gary Vaynerchuk, where the author denigrates Vaynerchuk, despite his numerous books, podcasts, talks where he clearly states he is talking about how entrepreneurs claim they don’t have time when they actually do (a point that the author then shares the same perspective, but from a different starting point).
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Truly outstanding because the history that's woven throughout the book gives new perspectives.
But also, I'm going to implement more of the quieting of life and try to quit multitasking. I swear. It has made me truly tired.
But also, I'm going to implement more of the quieting of life and try to quit multitasking. I swear. It has made me truly tired.
This book is far from recommending Do Nothing. Efficiency and overwork has become a part of culture. Laziness is deemed a sin. The balance was better pre-Industrial Revolution. Times of work (harvest) and times of leisure (festival). A new concept in this book was the list of essential qualities. Instead of striving for happiness. What, beyond the human needs of water, food, and shelter do we need to be healthy? Communication with other people, rules, music, and play.
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