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Do Nothing
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving | Celeste Headlee
11 posts | 11 read | 7 to read
We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? This manifesto helps us break free of our unhealthy devotion to efficiency and shows us how to reclaim our time and humanity with a little more leisure. Despite our constant search for new ways to "hack" our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. We strive for the absolute best in every aspect of our lives, ignoring what we do well naturally and reaching for a bar that keeps rising higher and higher. Why do we measure our time in terms of efficiency instead of meaning? Why can't we just take a break? In Do Nothing, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee illuminates a new path ahead, seeking to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside, and start living instead of doing. As it turns out, we're searching for external solutions to an internal problem. We won't find what we're searching for in punishing diets or productivity apps. Celeste's strategies will allow you to regain control over your life and break your addiction to false efficiency. You'll learn how to increase your time perception to determine how your hours are being spent, invest in quality idle time, and focus on end goals instead of mean goals. It's time to reverse the trend that's making us all sadder, sicker, and less productive, and return to a way of life that allows us to thrive.
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NatalieR
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Overall, this book was just okay for me. I recognize that Celeste Headlee has good intentions with putting this book out there to the world. I‘m sure many people will find it incredibly helpful and life changing. She just wants to see people happy and spending more time in leisure.

Full review and info about the author at https://abookandadog.com

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AvidReader25
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Our cult of “busy” makes no sense on the surface. We have every convenience but instead of having more time, consumerism increased in a parallel rise & people work longer just to pay for more things. We are in constant contact through social media but we don't have time to meet friends for coffee. It's a strange paradox & one that is leading to increased loneliness. We need to put down our devices & remember that work isn‘t life. Such a good book!

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JoyBlue
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Chars
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Mehso-so

Putting the work day in historical context, Celeste Headlee makes you rethink how you spend your day-to-day

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Sharpeipup
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While I‘m sure there‘s still lessons to learn from this book, I can only laugh at its timing. My #libraryhold comes in during my 12th week of furlough.

ju.ca.no Oh that sounds like a book I need😅 4y
mabell Ha great photo! 4y
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Gina
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So this was a quick and informative read. Well written and researched. ♡

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Gina
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YES!YES!YES! ♡Introspection is a balm I can not recommend highly enough♡

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Gina
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Please ignore the man behind the curtain...

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Gina
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DANG!!! Considering in my world view we need to look internally to answer said question due to the fact we are all different. I suppose if it gives you a starting point that is something.

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Gina
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No Gary Vee. I do not for one second believe you worked 19 hr days 7 days a week for 20 yrs. So how in the world did you end up on the best seller's list? 4Xs