Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
"A welcome antidote to our toxic hustle culture of burnout."--Arianna Huffington"This book is so important and could truly save lives."--Elizabeth Gilbert
"A clarion call to work smarter [and] accomplish more by doing less."--Adam Grant
We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable?
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 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, productivity apps, or the latest self-improvement schemes. Yet all is not lost--we just need to learn how to take time for ourselves, without agenda or profit, and redefine what is truly worthwhile.
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. 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.
Celeste Headlee is the host of Georgia Public Broadcasting's daily news broadcast On Second Thought. She worked for National Public Radio for over a decade and has been a host for Public Radio International since 2008. Celeste has appeared on CNN, BBC, PBS, and MSNBC, among other networks. She's also a classically trained soprano who no longer has the time to perform. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her son and a rescue dog.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781984824752 |
| ISBN 10 | 1984824759 |
| Title | Do Nothing |
| Author | Celeste Headlee |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale |
| Year published | 2021-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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