The alarm goes off and you're tired. In the morning, you look at your list and wonder - is this doable?You spend the day in a scramble to get everything done. And at night you fall into bed exhausted. If you've got a bullet journal you transfer all the undone tasks to tomorrow or next week. Are we created to live like this? Where does this end?

Dalton encourages the reader to step back and step off the treadmill of expectations - yours and others. She gives step by step direction for cultivating a true self, unique to how you're shaped and wired by your family, education, skills, and experiences.

I recommend this for entrepreneurs and managers, marrieds and singles, moms and dads. Find the joy of saying no because you know who you are and what your purpose is in this world.

This is a common sense guide to saying no to things that don't serve you. As other reviewers have mentioned, the title of this book is misleading. It's not about enjoying being an introvert or treasuring quiet time. It's about choosing what is important to you and organizing your life around whatever that "North Star" is.

I didn't find any new concepts here and felt this was mostly a tool for the author to sell her stationery.

The one segment I found helpful was the concept of calculating how many Friday nights you have with your children and deciding how you really want to spend them. This kind of idea may be helpful for people who have trouble seeing the big picture.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I purchased a copy for my library.

Was a great book when you feel like you aren’t doing enough and trying to figure out if you’re doing life wrong. Easy to read and follow with some helpful tips.

This book was a wonderful break from a lot of the self-help/personal development books out there. Instead of trying to do more or do better, Tanya talks about slowing down, evaluating our lives, needs, and wants, and embracing the concept of JOMO (The Joy of Missing Out). She walk us through setting priorities and really looking at what truly makes us happy. What goals will truly help us get to where we truly want to be. And then she shows us how to embrace the joy of missing out on what everyone else is doing because we're doing the things that truly matter to us. And it applies to every area of life - not just time and goals, but our spending habits, how we connect with our family. It is a powerful concept that I hope everyone takes time to read and understand. because there is so much joy to be found in missing out on the things that don't serve us.

This fell a little short for me. It wasn't quite what I wanted to be. The concepts are good but mostly common sense, however if you're feeling overwhelmed and therefore unable to find the common sense, this might just help you get there.

Tonya Dalton's The Joy of Missing Out encourages readers to push back against the desire for constant and overwhelming productivity and instead prioritize the things that truly matter. Through a blend of personal stories, exercises, and lessons, Dalton shows how to go from feeling behind to getting ahead on your own goals. I don't read many self-help books and my experiences differ from Dalton's, so while I didn't feel I was the intended audience for this book, I think readers who connect with Dalton's personal stories and the way she weaves them into the book's goals and strategies will find a lot to think about here and tips that they can easily apply to their own lives.

Another mommy blogger turned self-help guru who has figured out a way to pad their income by explaining simple concepts. I haven't looked, but I'm guessing there's an accompanying online "class" with a hefty price tag? I tried reading this when I first got it and got sidetracked just past halfway... just started the audiobook version from my library and quickly realized why I didn't finish this. So my joy is going to missing out on this one.

Thanks to Nelson Books and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

When I was still working, we actually did a lot of what the author lays out in this book. I just never applied it to my personal life. That might change, however. We'll see.

I like how the author explains the process of how you can set your priorities in life and achieve your goals, vision, mission and strategy. Certainly worth doing for a more organized and productive life, while avoiding time-wasting and frivolous activities.

Let me start out by saying that Joy of Missing Out completed the task it set out to do. However, it was not the type of book I thought I was reading and that is on me for not paying closer attention to the synopsis. I knew it was a play on FOMO which has become quite a popular phrase in our society. I thought it was going to be strategies to help us to enjoy our daily lives, but it was definitely geared more towards women who own their own business or want to start their own business. The author is an entrepreneur and productivity expert and has good advice for coming up with your goals, vision, mission statement, how to be productive without missing out on what really matters, etc.

Now, don't get me wrong. I walked away with some nuggets to think about for my own life even though I don't think I was the intended audience. In this multi-tasking world we live in, she made me think a lot about the idea of being effective versus being efficient. I also really liked her reference to million dollar moments in her life. She considers those to be the really important parts of her day. She used the example of the ten minutes every morning she enjoys with just her husband. That is a million dollar moment to her because that is time in her day she would give a million dollars to get have again.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

I couldn't get into this one. It felt like another book written by an upper middle class white person who has the luxury of worrying about doing too much. Not for me, I guess.

ARC from publisher via NetGally, but the opinions are by own.

Clear and practical steps to focus in on your goals rather than making decisions on the fly. She has a well thought out path that anyone can follow and lots of additional resources to bring this book's suggestions to reality. I'll be going back to this one to do all the exercises and a more in-depth reading.

A solid read with some good ideas for reducing what you do in your life and focusing on the important things. A good book for every minimalist to have in their repertoire. Excellent for those starting out in their journey.

I received an ARC from Thomas Nelson Books, via NetGalley this review is my personal opinion.

You can see that the author puts a lot of love and time with her book, however. I don't believe this book is for everyone, one, not every woman that is married with children has the same struggle she mentions in her book, and even as a single one I don't feel related. I think in the end instead of doing more you will end up following the rules of the system and I wonder how will that actually could help someone to live more by doing less?. Do we need to have ordered, yes. Do we need to set specific goals and priorities in our daily life?. Yes. But being honest, I don't think this book and lifestyle is for everyone.

This book's primary message was that you can't do everything and that trying to do so will do nothing but stress you out. If you identify the areas and tasks most important to you, you will know how to prioritize your time. I really liked the message of the book, since books about productivity are generally about how to fit more things into your day. I did feel like this book was pretty repetitive, which is why I didn't rate it higher, plus I thought it was going to be a different message based on the title.

I thought I would love this book, but for me it really fell short. I felt like the author repeated the same thing over and over and over, and I found myself zoning out while reading. Great idea in theory, but I just didn't love it.

Although I got round to reading this after the archive date, I feel it was the perfect time to read it as we are in Lockdown in the UK due to Coronavirus. It certainly helps you accept missing out on things when you are just not allowed to join in but it also made me realise that going forward after lockdown I won't be so quick to say yes to things that I just don't want to do for the fear of missing out. I now realise that there's joy to be had by not being there.

As someone who finds themself constantly "busy", this book was a real eye-opener. Interesting view on life's tasks and how to manage them.

***Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

This was more aimed toward business execs, but I appreciated the message. Did not finish because I don't think I was the intended audience.

This book was so helpful. I tend to overload myself with tasks to do and then end up not being able to complete them all on time. This book helped me to identify ways to prioritize my tasks in a helpful way. The author lays out ways to become productive and still have time for yourself to remain stress free. This book is a perfect read for anyone from a business person to a busy mom.

I really enjoyed this very practical read on the "joy of missing out." The dismissal of the myth of balance, along with very realistic and Hands-On ways to live a life that is full, but not "filled to the brim" was a breath of fresh air. I loved the practical reflections and ideas, the author's candor, and the many concepts introduced in this book. I recommend this to anyone whose life feels extra busy - especially working moms!