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Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving / Celeste Headlee.
"We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? 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. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984824738 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xx, 268 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harmony Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Leisure. Work > Psychological aspects. Happiness. |
| Genre: | Self-help publications. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 158 Hea | 31681010189520 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Interweaving information from history, neuroscience, social science and even paleontology, an award-winning journalist reveals a new way forward that institutes a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside and start living instead of doing. - Baker & Taylor
"We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? 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. 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"-- - Random House, Inc.
âA welcome antidote to our toxic hustle culture of burnout.ââArianna Huffington
âThis book is so important and could truly save lives.ââElizabeth Gilbert
âA clarion call to work smarter [and] accomplish more by doing less.ââAdam Grant
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We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable?
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Despite our constant search for new ways to optimize 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 canât we just take a break?
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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, weâre searching for external solutions to an internal problem. We wonât find what weâre searching for in punishing diets, productivity apps, or the latest self-improvement schemes. Yet all is not lostâwe just need to learn how to take time for ourselves, without agenda or profit, and redefine what is truly worthwhile.
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Pulling together threads from history, neuroscience, social science, and even paleontology, Headlee examines long-held assumptions about time use, idleness, hard work, and even our ultimate goals. Her research reveals that the habits we cling to are doing us harm; they developed recently in human history, which means they are habits that can, and must, be broken. Itâs time to reverse the trend thatâs making us all sadder, sicker, and less productive, and return to a way of life that allows us to thrive.
