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Notes on a Nervous Planet
by Matt Haig
In Notes on a Nervous Planet, Matt Haig talks about how our modern, digital, capitalist society has an influence on our mental health and our behavior.
The book consists of short chapters that are thematically related, but can be read seperately. This allowed Haig to explore a lot of different topics. He talks about sleep being the biggest enemy of capitalism (because we can't buy or see advertisements or watch Netflix when we sleep). He talks about the overload of information and options we now have, giving us the feeling that we're never done. He talks about how working all day long is not equal to being more productive. And he talks about how we always are focusing on the future and meanwhile are forgetting about everything we already have.
If this wasn't a library book, I would have highlighted and dog-eared so many pages and paragraphs. I'm often a fan of short books, but for this once, I wouldn't have minded if Notes on a Nervous Planet would have been longer, because that would have allowed Haig to talk about each of these topics more in depth. Still, I think this is a great way to start if you want to learn more about why we often feel unhappy, and how we can cope with this.
The book consists of short chapters that are thematically related, but can be read seperately. This allowed Haig to explore a lot of different topics. He talks about sleep being the biggest enemy of capitalism (because we can't buy or see advertisements or watch Netflix when we sleep). He talks about the overload of information and options we now have, giving us the feeling that we're never done. He talks about how working all day long is not equal to being more productive. And he talks about how we always are focusing on the future and meanwhile are forgetting about everything we already have.
If this wasn't a library book, I would have highlighted and dog-eared so many pages and paragraphs. I'm often a fan of short books, but for this once, I wouldn't have minded if Notes on a Nervous Planet would have been longer, because that would have allowed Haig to talk about each of these topics more in depth. Still, I think this is a great way to start if you want to learn more about why we often feel unhappy, and how we can cope with this.