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Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
by Celeste Headlee
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
An informing and thought-provoking read. In part feel called out but also provided an ample amount of tools and tricks to break away from our post-industrialist tedium.
I'd like to rename this the Anti-Industrialist Capitalism Handbook. There's a lot of research behind what the writer is saying, I think they provide some thought-provoking ideas. I just wonder how realistic our lofty expectations could be in a world whose economy seems largely out of our hands. Luckily, the author does provide doses of mindfulness activities and ways to unplug and reconnect to the present that I plan on integrating, at least in some part, to my day to day. The book made me very conscious of my sometimes unhealthy work/life balance and my relationship with tech as opposed to my relationships irl. It was hard to read at times, just because it really challenged me in ways I wasn't ready for. But I think as a whole, the points come from a good place and there are quite a few options in here to reduce tech use and increase genuine connections to your friends, relationships, hobbies, and self.
I'd like to rename this the Anti-Industrialist Capitalism Handbook. There's a lot of research behind what the writer is saying, I think they provide some thought-provoking ideas. I just wonder how realistic our lofty expectations could be in a world whose economy seems largely out of our hands. Luckily, the author does provide doses of mindfulness activities and ways to unplug and reconnect to the present that I plan on integrating, at least in some part, to my day to day. The book made me very conscious of my sometimes unhealthy work/life balance and my relationship with tech as opposed to my relationships irl. It was hard to read at times, just because it really challenged me in ways I wasn't ready for. But I think as a whole, the points come from a good place and there are quite a few options in here to reduce tech use and increase genuine connections to your friends, relationships, hobbies, and self.