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**The instant Sunday Times bestseller** What if you tried to stop
doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?
Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything
done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for
constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying
their limitations. Drawing on the insights of both ancient and
contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers,
Oliver Burkeman sets out to realign our relationship with time -
and in doing so, to liberate us from its tyranny. Embrace your
limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.
'Life is finite. You don't have to fit everything in... Read this
book and wake up to a new way of thinking and living' Emma Gannon
'Every sentence is riven with gold' Chris Evans 'Comforting,
fascinating, engaging, inspiring and useful' Marian Keyes
'You won't need to read another self-help book again...The
self-help book to end all self-help books' Guardian What is the
secret behind happiness? In an attempt to find out, Oliver Burkeman
tackles a range of subjects from stress, procrastination, laughter,
time management and creativity. It's a subject that has occupied
some of the greatest philosophers of all time, from Aristotle to
Paul McKenna. But how do we sort the good ideas from the terrible
ones? Over the past five years, Oliver Burkeman has delved deep
into the 'happiness industry.' Witty and thought-provoking, Help!
doesn't claim to have solved the problem of human happiness, but it
might just bring us one step closer. The perfect book to help you
establish a happier life.
HOW TO BE HAPPY (OR AT LEAST LESS SAD) is a workbook offering a
place of solace, distraction, and a fresh perspective on life. This
book will not fix you and it will not make you happy, but it
promises to help you rediscover the simple pleasures in life and,
ultimately, make you feel that little less sad. "This book made me
nervous when I first scanned through it because I knew it would
work! This isn't a self-help book; it's more of a blue-collar,
get-down-to business friend with calloused hands who is ready to
boogie when you are. This book is about action. But also
acknowledgement. There are no platitudes and its author is no
Pollyanna. It's an explicit map that leads to a place where you're
going to feel measurably better, and better equipped to face life's
vicissitudes." - Rob Delaney, Comedian
What if 'positive thinking' and relentless optimism aren't the
solution to the happiness dilemma, but part of the problem? Oliver
Burkeman turns decades of self-help advice on its head and
paradoxically forces us to rethink our attitudes towards failure,
uncertainty and death. It's our constant efforts to avoid negative
thinking that cause us to feel anxious, insecure and unhappy. What
if happiness can be found embracing the things we spend our lives
trying to escape? Wise, practical and funny, The Antidote is a
thought-provoking, counter-intuitive and ultimately uplifting read,
celebrating the power of negative thinking. 'Burkeman has written
some of the most truthful and useful words on happiness to be
published in recent years' Guardian
'What a lovely, friendly book. Made me feel cheerful, buoyant, less
alone and keen to get on with my writing. Highly recommended.'
Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of Write It All Down 'If you want to go
from "writing" to "written", then you need this book.' Graham
Allcott, author of How to be a Productivity Ninja **With a Foreword
by OLIVER BURKEMAN, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Four
Thousand Weeks** Do you ever wish you could find more time to
write? Do you ever feel frustrated that other things get in the
way? Perhaps you're stuck at the start, mired in the middle or just
can't get back into the writing groove? Writing is important to
many of us - for our careers, studies, businesses or creative
fulfilment - but sitting down and doing it can feel impossible. We
often struggle to give it the attention it deserves. We can't find
time. Our focus is torn. Distractions are everywhere. Our inner
critic keeps telling us we're no good. But what if you could find a
highly effective writing habit that was perfect for you? Bec Evans
and Chris Smith have helped thousands of people stop
procrastinating, overcome their blocks and reach their writing
goals. Now, they've turned their successful approach into this
life-changing book that anyone can use to write more productively
and with less stress. Packed full of tried and tested advice,
stories you can relate to and the latest research from psychology
and neuroscience, Written gives you the tools you need to start
writing, keep going - and finish.
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