A review by mellowbread
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I devoured this while standing up in the local Waterstones. I’m pretty sure everyone who passed by me was mildly irritated by how I was blocking the personal development section since I was leaning against the shelf. I’ve been feeling a mix of negative feelings, one of them anxiety, and this really confirmed and validated my habits of practicing digital and physical minimalism. I think there is a lot of humour interspersed throughout the mess of chapters that somehow have an easily understandable order. I think it encourages the reader to reflect on what content they are consuming, and how our mental health is affected by how messaging screams at us, telling us we’re not enough if we don’t have X. It felt really comforting knowing that I’m not the only one who struggles with this from time to time, and I will definitely re-read this when I need a slow-down life reminder. 
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