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I'm looking forward to reading these books this year.

This is such an important read for everyone in this day and age. This book seriously needs to start discussions amongst all of us. It‘s amazing to look at the ways we even hold ourselves to these impossible standards, even when they do nothing but hurt us physically and mentally.

Loving this section of the book SO much!
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Everyone needs to embrace this, especially when it comes to spirituality. Life would be SO much more civil if people would embrace this.
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Just think about that. The information overload is the internet is growing exponentially. No wonder we‘re all so stressed.
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I‘m seeing what this mindset did to my mother (catastrophic stroke in her 50s) and how I have taken on this idea for myself. I really need to learn my way right out of it.
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Listening to this audiobook which encourages you to take time for yourself, and taking time for myself but doing an ongoing Lego project with my family.

But doesn‘t it? My brain says yes, but I‘m ready for the revolution. I agree with other Littens that the book is better when the science-based assertions kick in than when the anecdotal is used. Also A+ LGBTQIA+ & LGBTQIA+-inclusive representation.

A social psychologist examines the “laziness lie”—the dominant and damaging belief that being virtuous means working hard and being productive—from its puritanical roots to its impact on work, activism, and our personal lives and relationships today. This relied a little more on anecdotes and interviews than on hard studies and statistics than I would like, but I still think it‘s groundbreaking, radical, inclusive and definitely worth the read.

I am going to have to read this one a few times, but that‘s also to be expected when you‘re reading a full decimation of a principle that‘s been engrained in every part of your life. Read it. Please. It‘s hard and you may not agree with the politics, but that does not make it wrong, either.

SUCH a transformative read. It has been a long time since I read a non fiction that had an impact like this. It‘s really made me rethink my life, how hard I push myself, why I do, why I‘m so hard on myself, and all the ways I‘ve bought into the “laziness lie”. Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I found this very anecdotal, rather than based as strongly on studies as I'd prefer. It makes some very good points, but I'd like to see the numbers that would back it up, and make it harder for people to ignore. It also felt like it kind of meandered from stuff that you would directly peg as being to do with laziness.

Nonetheless, a lot of it rings true for me -- I'm not saying Price is wrong.

Listening to this book while I do some audio-gardening. Like every other teacher I know, I am feeling massively burnt out while still trying to support my students, who have greater needs right now than they have in the past. I‘ve been trying to set aside time to rest and recover, and having this book as a literal voice in my ear has been a great way to validate those needs and remind me that I need to make time to slow down.

So good! Readable and funny, and makes me question my own attachments to productivity and achievement. Love how it's grounded in social psychology and historical context (I see you, Protestant work ethic!). Really cool how queer perspective/life experience/pronouns were centered rather than just included. Some recommended perspective shifts require various types of privilege to be practically applied, but the author knows and acknowledges this.

Will be talking about this book with a lot of people. Loved the breakdown of how productivity = good and unproductive = bad has infiltrated so many things and what that means for us. Also had some helpful tips for combatting it. The tips were not wildly mind blowing, but useful, and I think knowing the why behind a lot of this helps you see when you've fallen into the thinking in bad ways.

An important book that expands the author's article of the same name that garnered a lot of attention across the Internet. Full of important information and advice, the book analyzes the historical & psychological underpinnings of the "Laziness Lie," the defeating notion that we are not doing, learning, being enough. Price provides a lot of information about how we are doing more than enough, how damaging the Lie is, & advice for overcoming it.

This book achieved 2 things for me. 1. It helped me to verbalize and internalize that I need to replace shame with compassion and curiosity. 2. The use of they as a singular pronoun is still hard for me as it's hardwired grammar, but having the experience of reading an author who uses it will help me to overcome that bias.

We often feel as though we are not doing enough and are lazy if we don‘t accomplish specific things. Dr Price shows us the lie of this and how productivity and creativity improve when we do not try to meet society‘s absurd standards. There‘s a focus here on work, but social media usage is explored as well as societal expectations based on how one presents. It‘s terrific and I think essentially everyone can relate to this one.