It's not a secret that most modern moms feel overwhelmed. In her new book, Tonya Dalton explains that this feeling of overwhelm comes more from not having your priorities in order than from having too much to do. Dalton focuses on finding your motivations and be more productive by doing less. If you like a down-to-earth style writing style with relatable examples, this is a great alternative to Greg McKeown's Essentialism.

Awesome book for pursuing self-discovery and personal growth. Very insightful, detailed and actionable!

A terrific book for women no matter where they are in their life. An easy to read book where Tonya lays it all out. How to be successful, reduce your stress, and make sure you're not overfilling your plate with a never ending to-do list.

You'll establish your mission, your vision, and create your own core values to keep you on track. As the creator behind inkWell, she definitely knows how to keep you on track for success.

Helpful advice in terms of productivity and purpose.
Would recommend if you feel your schedule is dictating your life rather than you dictating your schedule. While I found the book helpful I would say that the title doesn’t particularly reflect the content.

I really liked what Mrs. Dalton had to say about simplifying life and finding your north star. She had a lot of great suggestions for getting your life to where you need it to be to be happy and even had me contemplating going back to a hand written planner. Her stories were all very inspirational and it was great to hear that other women are going through similar journeys.

This book is absolutely wonderful. It is full of ideas and easy to implement tips on how to slow down and discover what matters most in life. The book is broken up into four sections: Pursue Discovery, Find Clarity, Create Simplicity, and Achieve Harmony. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to minimize distraction and focus on what matters most.

A joy to read.

"Happiness is not a limited resource. You are not going to use it all up. If anything, it's a resource that exponentially grows when cultivated. Happiness spreads. Your happiness isn't defined by others - it's defined by you and the daily choices you make. Living a life centered on your priorities is making a choice to be happy, and it's okay to choose happy."

I have read quite a few books on intentional living and this quickly became one of my favorites. I had not heard of Tonya Dalton prior and knew nothing about her podcast or planners. I saw this book advertised online, added it to my reading list, and was fortunate enough to receive a free copy from Nelson Books.

Tonya provides a lot of useful information with an outline of how to practically apply it to your life. Her voice on the subject of slowing down and prioritizing your life is a breath of fresh air and doesn't sound like many others do on this topic, which can more often than not come off as pretentious and condescending. She writes like a friend - kind, genuine, and humble. I may not have known about her prior to reading this book, but I definitely added her podcast to my audio library shortly after and I know I will reread and reference this book in the future.

I enjoyed this true story about being overwhelmed. In our society these days it is so easy to be overwhelmed and in Dalton's case being a mother on top of everything else. I like raw and real stories and she certainly was. I think she accurately nails it on the head of what being overwhelmed is when she said "...[she] was spinning like a top but in slow motion." I also really enjoyed that she was blaming herself for being overwhelmed instead of blaming other things or other people. She says, "Thought I didn't know it at the time, I was the cause of my own overwhelm." Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book. I know a lot of people who should read this and understand that it is okay to slow down.

Great manual on what how to slow down and figure out what is really important in life! Easy to read and broken out into four main sections: Pursue Discovery, Find Clarity, Create Simplicity and Achieve Harmony. If you are overwhelmed and need to simplify your life, this is the book to read!

This book shines on every level: sentence after sentence is beautiful and precise. The characters are complicated and sympathetic, the ideas are sweeping and profound, but are never too overt. It’s a rare novel that is as accomplished in its meaning as it is in its storytelling while also succeeding wildly on the language level as well! A novel to lose yourself in and then reflect upon again and again.

The Joy of Missing Out is a great manual for anyone looking to slow down and focus on the items that are truly important to them. Dalton provides step by step methods on how to find your North Star and narrow your focus to truly bring light and grace into your life.

I really enjoyed this book and the way it made me think about my life! Dalton writes very clearly and outlines great strategies for examining priorities.

I liked the concept of this book and it was good in places but just far too mom-focused - not every woman has or wants kids and people without kids are busy juggling too! I understand you write from your perspective but it was like the only thing that made productivity a problem and became SUCH a narrow focus that I couldn't relate. Not for me.

As a working mum, with two jobs it is really hard to focus. You always got the feeling you are letting someone down, and that you are not giving 100 % because you can't get everything to work as you plan.

And like so many I am stuck in that vicious circle. The Joy of Missing out is a great way, to focus and share you have to be strict and try not to be nice to everyone and yes to every task people bring to your doorstep.

But I think it is a good opportunity to work on myself and become a better me.
Because I learned that, when I am happy all the people around me are also happy, specially the ones I love very much.

I'd like to thank the publisher for the chance to read this great book.

There are interesting ideas and tips to take away but with the stories and how it is structured not for me. Others may really like it.

I enjoyed this book. It’s about productivity but also about learning to say no to doing too much. It seems like it is geared towards working moms but I am not one and I still found some things to take away from this. How to prioritize better at work and home, how to say no to committees you don’t have a desire to participate in, how to value your own time. Even though it is published by a Christian publisher, it is not preachy. I would recommend it to those wanting to learn some systems for managing their time more effectively and essentially for stopping to focus on being busy all the time.
Thank you to NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.

Dalton is known for her LiveWell productivity platform - podcast, website, planers, etc. I appreciate her new book and the simple, but effective, ideas she presents on how to live a more intentional life. I plan to implement ideas that resonated with me right away!

(Also posted on my GR account)

Solid 4 stars because The Joy of Missing Out lived up to my expectation.

The book itself is divided into four sections and I recommended every reader to take their time to savor the writing. Tonya's writing is easy to follow and filled with meaning. When she set an example (from a client, herself, or a friend) and I wanted to challenge her thinking, she refuted my own argument the very next page.

I'm particularly liking the north star concept and even made one for myself. It's such an important foundation and I wonder why I felt like I'm just wandering the earth. This is definitely adding more values into my future plan.

I definitely need to find the joy in missing out! This book wasn't really what I was expecting but messages did resonate - I understand the feeling of being overwhelmed. I think I'm perhaps slightly further along in my journey than the audience this book is aimed for.

I’ve been on a self-Help book kick lately and I think I need to stop because the advice is behind to sound the same. The concept of Tonya Dalton’s The Joy of Missing Out is great, but she doesn’t really share anything groundbreaking.

Women are busy. We know that. I’m an empty nester and I still find myself doing too much sometimes. While there are some responsibilities we can never ignore — the kids, our partners, jobs — we don’t have to do everything, and that’s Dalton’s thing. Productivity isn’t doing more, but doing what’s important. Decide what’s important to you and put that first almost. You choose what matters, not society, not the mom group or Pinterest.

If this is your first trip into the less is more lifestyle, Dalton’s book is a good place to start. If you read books like this regularly, it’s OK to take one more thing off your plate and give this one a pass.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review.