Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving /
Headlee, Celeste Anne, 1969-
Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving / Celeste Headlee. - First edition. - xx, 268 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and index.
Introduction -- The cult of efficiency. Mind the gap ; It starts with a steam engine ; Work ethic ; Time becomes money ; Work comes home ; The busiest gender ; Do we live to work? ; Universal human nature ; Is tech to blame? -- Leaving the cult: how to go from life hack to life back. Challenge your perceptions ; Take the media out of your social : Step back from your desk ; Invest in leisure ; Make real connections ; Take the long view -- Conclusion.
"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"--
9781984824738 1984824732 9781984824752 1984824759
2019023166
Leisure.
Work--Psychological aspects.
Happiness.
Self-help publications.
Creative nonfiction.
Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving / Celeste Headlee. - First edition. - xx, 268 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and index.
Introduction -- The cult of efficiency. Mind the gap ; It starts with a steam engine ; Work ethic ; Time becomes money ; Work comes home ; The busiest gender ; Do we live to work? ; Universal human nature ; Is tech to blame? -- Leaving the cult: how to go from life hack to life back. Challenge your perceptions ; Take the media out of your social : Step back from your desk ; Invest in leisure ; Make real connections ; Take the long view -- Conclusion.
"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"--
9781984824738 1984824732 9781984824752 1984824759
2019023166
Leisure.
Work--Psychological aspects.
Happiness.
Self-help publications.
Creative nonfiction.