Do Nothing
How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
by Celeste Headlee
Recommended by Adam Grant and Ted Hope
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Time Management, Most Recommended Books, and Psychology.
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 in...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Time Management, Most Recommended Books, and Psychology.
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Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist; Wharton professor
“@nancysun I like that book. | A powerful case that productivity is not an inherent virtue—if you’re not careful, it can become a vice. If you’ve ever felt compelled to work harder, this book by a longtime radio host and journalist is a clarion call to work smarter instead, because sometimes you accomplish more by doing less.”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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