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agustplz 's review for:
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
by Celeste Headlee
I enjoyed most of this book a lot! The first half (two-thirds, really), are a great, history-based examination of how we got to such a work-driven culture that we worship with more zeal than actual religion. That was actually my favorite part, and the most thought-provoking portion. However, the latter half, which was designed to be ways to "hack" your way out of this mentality (which does frankly defeat the purpose of a book that argues hacking your way INTO productivity is a problem, but I digress) had a very inapplicable perspective for what I would consider many working class individuals to actually need. I didn't find any of it particularly useful or original, and I think it could have been left out entirely - but I bet her publisher asked for more self-help tips so they could make it a better sell. However, I didn't pick it up for advice, so it really didn't bother me that it was useless aside from the fact it makes it glaringly obvious that it's much easier to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving when you're a self-made entrepreneur whose job is speaking and writing. Not so easy for the rest of us!