I loved this book brilliant ideas how to stop doing going working take a deep breath connect with life people quiet time,The author shares her own personal experiences give us ideas what steps to take to do nothing a great concept.Perfect for discussion in a book club ,classroom ,friend to friend.#netgalley#crown

This was a title that grabbed my attention as I’m someone who has to always be doing something, even in my leisure time whether it’s hiking, reading, cooking or even a puzzle. So I wanted to learn more on the concept of “doing nothing”. This book brings home the value of down time or leisure time and how it contributes to a healthier way of managing stress. It includes studies to back it up. So instead of feeling guilty about that “one more chapter” or “just chillin”, I will actually feel productive.

Do Nothing is an excellent, well-researched interrogation on our culture’s obsession with overwork and efficiency, and the ways it stifles creativity and actual productivity and leads to a lower quality of life.

Headlee gives a great historical foundation and context for how American culture came to be so obsessed work and busyness. She also cites study after study on how working longer hours actually leads to decreased productivity. More importantly, and perhaps more surprising, she cites loads of research that shows how harmful this can be to our physical and mental health. It’s not just about not having enough time to go to the gym after work — it’s also about simply perceiving that you don’t have enough time to go for a fifteen minute coffee break without your phone.

She also gives concrete solutions that are more comprehensive than just taking a technology break, but acknowledges that the real solution is in a cultural shift. It’s kind of depressing, but also she gives us historical precedent: Einstein and many other people we hail as geniuses only worked like four hours a day.

Overall an excellent read for 2020.

I loved this book, it makes you take a step back and reevaluate how you are spending your life and energy and puts things in perspective. I think our country out so much importance on working hard but people are forgetting how to live purposefully and this book addresses that exactly.

Seems like this is just an overblown article. It's okay but not groundbreaking.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I enjoy Celeste Headler on NPR and was excited to pick up her most recent book. The information and advise here can be found elsewhere and I didn’t really find anything new in this volume, however.