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Do nothing : how to break away from overworking, overdoing, and underliving / Celeste Headlee.

By: Headlee, Celeste Anne, 1969- [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Harmony Books, c2020Edition: First editionDescription: xx, 268 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781984824752Subject(s): LEISURE | WORK -- PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS | HAPPINESSDDC classification: 158 LOC classification: BJ 1498 H43 2020

Contents:

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

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	Non-fiction	General Circulation	GC BJ 1498 H43 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000004399

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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