652 reviews for:

Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving

Celeste Headlee

3.87 AVERAGE

cwagner16's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative slow-paced

swigart22's review against another edition

4.0

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Really fantastic research on work culture, leisure, and what makes us human. My only complaint is about the “Life-back” section, which I felt took away from the author’s point elsewhere in the book about how the problem of overworking demands collective/structural change.

tammeke's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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definitely made me reconsider a lot about my own productivity... and i fully enjoyed how well researched and cited the book was !! also Celeste has a beautiful voice !!

gisellefranco's review against another edition

3.0

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I was expecting more tips but this book was mostly educational. Interesting, but misleading in my opinion.

punchedtoast's review against another edition

4.0

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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Good for challenging your current thought processes around work and being “busy”.

koala982's review against another edition

4.5

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

anacbasis's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

mxinky's review against another edition

5.0

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A must-read. I mistakenly assumed this was a fluffy book with wistful attempts to get back to a bygone era... NOPE. It's a fact-filled indictment of the work culture we've experienced since industrialization, and yet it is not dry at all. At the end, you're left with actionable steps to make your life better. I can't stop talking about what a great book this is.

kahkmyers's review against another edition

3.0

informative inspiring slow-paced

mpeteuil's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced