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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
This book is an excellent guide for anyone struggling with busyness and wanting to address it from both a practical and a spiritual angle. True to its subtitle, it's a quick read and very easy to process and apply. DeYoung doesn't pretend to have all the answers; instead, he offers guidance and wisdom from his own study on the issue. I think that his approach--everyday, common-sense-type wisdom infused with actual biblical wisdom--reflects real-world living with Christ at the center. This book has really helped me, and I intend to keep it close and review it frequently.
I like that this book talks about how people seem to wear their busy-ness as a badge. Everyone seems to be so proud of how busy they can make themselves seem and how much sleep they are losing. I think this book talks about what a healthy schedule should be.
I thought this was a brilliant book. It is about busyness and the dilemmas of modern life from a christian point of view. I liked the writing style, it was not heavy but very accessible and the author comes across as a humble everyday guy. There are many take-aways. Highly recommended for busy christians everywhere! I am definitely going to check out his other books.
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
This is a short, excellent and enjoyably readable book that does what its author sets out to do. Rather than making you feel guilty for busyness, DeYoung acknowledges that and gets to the solution. I’ll let you read it to find out what his solution is. And I’d recommend this for everyone – especially busy people.
https://www.thomascreedy.co.uk/book-review-crazy-busy/
https://www.thomascreedy.co.uk/book-review-crazy-busy/
Good for a reminder of ideas we already know but it’s not going to impart anything new.
fast-paced
Definitely a book I needed to read - Chapter 5 on needing to set priorities and posteriorities (things that should be at the end of our to-do lists) in order to serve others better — and also letting others set their own priorities, Chapter 7 on the damages of too much screen time on spiritual health (even if we think we're using it to stay connected with people), and Chapter 8 on needing to establish rhythms of rest before crashing and burning were especially convicting!
My mistake, didn't realise how Christian it was. Thought it would be more practical.