Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Matt Haig is the non-fiction version of comfort food. He writes good self-help books, which is almost an oxymoron, but not quite. He gives real, practical advice on how to avoid making life worse through the pressure of modernity. Now, I'm not a sufferer from depression or anxiety - or at least not in a debilitating way. Well, not usually. But, as he says, illness has a lot to teach wellness. We can all learn from the strategies depressed or anxious people employ, to make our own lives more liveable. A lot of it is quite obvious, but a lot isn't, and even when it is, it's nice to get an external view. On stuff we all do in our day to day, to remind us that living out lives on social media, staying constantly attached to our gadgets, judging ourselves by illusory standards and trying to numb the anxiety using the same things that made us anxious in the first place, are all bad strategies.
I have some thoughts on the way the terms mental illness and anxiety are used that overlap & intersect with his to an extent, but the point of this book isn't to agree or disagree with it, it's to find ideas that help, so I'm not going to pick those apart. Just read it, take from it whatever ideas help and don't get too hung up on minor points that might not strike you as accurate.
I have some thoughts on the way the terms mental illness and anxiety are used that overlap & intersect with his to an extent, but the point of this book isn't to agree or disagree with it, it's to find ideas that help, so I'm not going to pick those apart. Just read it, take from it whatever ideas help and don't get too hung up on minor points that might not strike you as accurate.
It lived up to the title but really… there’s only so many sentence fragments one can take.
I think this book wanted to be what the Anthropocene Reviewed is: an unconventionally formatted novel with musings on life, the world, and the author’s own struggles with mental health. I’d definitely recommend that book because it executed the concept well and John Green is cool.
There just wasn’t any HEART behind this book. He had so many quotes but he didn’t really expand on them or add his own thoughts? A good concept but the bite-sized, stream of consciousness format did not lend itself to rich reflection. It just wasn’t for me :’)
I think this book wanted to be what the Anthropocene Reviewed is: an unconventionally formatted novel with musings on life, the world, and the author’s own struggles with mental health. I’d definitely recommend that book because it executed the concept well and John Green is cool.
There just wasn’t any HEART behind this book. He had so many quotes but he didn’t really expand on them or add his own thoughts? A good concept but the bite-sized, stream of consciousness format did not lend itself to rich reflection. It just wasn’t for me :’)
Pop-psychology perfect for the mental health boom. Some interesting points, some repetitive and preachy but overall a decent read.
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Full of tips and insightful knowledge Matt Haig has written this book from an honest and deeply personal perspective. Filled with useful tips from his own experiences. A crucial lesson is to appreciate what we have. Planet earth is a unique place. We should value what we have, stop for a moment and simply be happy.
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
medium-paced
Extremely long winded and feels forced to being novel length - emphasized by the very short chapter lengths and excessive use of spacing pages. Feels very preach and try - hard, could have been a tweet