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Please unsubscribe, thanks! : how to take back our time, attention, and purpose in a world designed to bury us in bullshit / Julio Vincent Gambuto.
"In Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!, Gambuto gives us a radical blueprint for the ways we can take a deep breath, renew, and commit to a life that we really want, individually and collectively, from unsubscribing to emails and automated subscriptions to reevaluating the presence of people and ideas and habits that no longer serve us or make us happy. Infused with the practical advice in James Clear's Atomic Habits and the humor of Sarah Knight's The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! helps us focus on where we find joy in our lives and encourages us to toss out what doesn't bring us joy in this modern world"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668009543 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxix, 297 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Conduct of life. Self-actualization (Psychology) |
| Genre: | Self-help publications. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 158.1 Gam | 31681010335164 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Filled with practical advice, this life-changing guide provides a radical blueprint for disconnecting from automated behaviors, values and relationships and renewing and committing to a life we really want, from unsubscribing to emails to reevaluating the presence of people and ideas and habits that no longer serve us or make us happy. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"In Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!, Gambuto gives us a radical blueprint for the ways we can take a deep breath, renew, and commit to a life that we really want, individually and collectively, from unsubscribing to emails and automated subscriptions to reevaluating the presence of people and ideas and habits that no longer serve us or make us happy. Infused with the practical advice in James Clear's Atomic Habits and the humor of Sarah Knight's The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! helps us focus on where we find joy in our lives and encourages us to toss out what doesn't bring us joy in this modern world"-- - Simon and Schuster
A life-changing guide to freeing ourselves from the utter nonsense of modern life, for fans of Atomic Habits and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckâthe best book to read if youâre stressed-out, overloaded, or just plain weirded out by this crazy world weâre all living in.
âSimultaneously hilarious and deadly seriousâ¦An extraordinary book.â âOliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks ⢠Winner of an Axiom Business Award for Best Business Book on Work-Life Balance ⢠A Must-Read Book for August 2023 by the Next Big Idea Book Club, curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink
For decades, we have been told that being overworked, overcommitted, and overwhelmed is the price to pay for successful delete modern here lives. That the constant striving, and scrolling, and buying into lifestyles that are marketed to us is a direct path to happiness. When all we seem to get in return is a permanent place on the hamster wheel.
Writer and moviemaker Julio Vincent Gambuto understood this all too well. He was constantly on the go, overloading [space] his calendar and inbox, trying to convince himself that being busy meant being fulfilled. But in the darkest moments of 2020, he was confronted with an uncomfortable truth: life has been on autopilot for a very long time. He was trapped in a never-ending loop, exhausted, lonely, and wildly disconnected from all that truly mattered.
Now, in Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!, Gambuto maps a radical blueprint for âunsubscribingââa rethinking of our digital habits, the setting of real boundaries, a reevaluation of our social circles, and a reexamination of powerful core ideas that no longer serve us.
Inside, youâll find:
â100+ practical and tactical strategies for how to be happy in the chaos of our world, and how to unplug and reevaluate life so you can re-design it and live it with more meaning and joy.
âA deep understanding of how modern life got to be so damn relentless thanks to Big Forces like tech, banks, social media, and politics.
âImportant opportunities to reflect on where all your time, attention, money and energy really go.
âAn eye-opening conversation about work that will change your perspective on work, life, and family.
âand more!
A brilliant, timely, and inspired blend of social science and self-improvement philosophy, Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! will shift your perspective, open your eyes, and help you find the power inside to make real, lasting change.
