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654 reviews for:
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
654 reviews for:
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Celeste Headlee
3.87 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Reading this book did force me to self reflect a little but it didn’t seem to have that many groundbreaking ideas in its foundation. I feel so bad because I really wanted to like this book but the very obvious feelings based approach in the arguments backed by citing someone else’s vaguely related work made me feel a bit unconvinced on the argument. Unfortunately I just felt like I was reading around & around in a vague circle.
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inspiring
medium-paced
Nothing life-changing, but this book did give me some things to think about/springboards of principles to contemplate.
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inspiring
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informative
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I did enjoy the book for its insights into the history of work and labour, and for rectifying some common misconceptions in this space. Example: "We actually clawed back the 40hr work week, people used to work 80 before, so we're lucky" isn't actually true - for most of human history, we have worked less, and/or in vastly different patterns more aligned with natural rhythms and focused on project outcomes rather than clocking hours.
I only wished Part II, with tips and tricks on how to actually Do Nothing and Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving had been longer and more substantial. Don't go in expecting great detail there.
I only wished Part II, with tips and tricks on how to actually Do Nothing and Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving had been longer and more substantial. Don't go in expecting great detail there.
None of this is new, its not really well told, its not particularly compelling. Maybe I'm just not particularly stressed about work ever. I certainly am on my phone too much, I certainly don't disconnect well from work. But I also spend lots of time in leisure, I don't really multitask that much (unless I'm doing something mindless and something mindful at the same time, or listening to something while also doing something else). Ultimately I think there are definitely things worth being said about "do nothing" / "do less" / "care less". The almost ad hominem attacks on protestantism here is just weird. The stories about her own life are under drawn and not particularly compelling. The strategies for disconnecting work if you're self employed, but completely misses the team aspect of working together.
Idk maybe I'm just not the right audience
Idk maybe I'm just not the right audience
21/05/2021
”Stop becoming and just be for a moment.”
No new groundbreaking suggestions, but very well researched and works as a necessary wake up call if you’re putting your work before anything else in your life.
informative
reflective