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The Art & Science of Doing Nothing
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Narrated by:
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Kevin Free
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By:
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Andrew Smart
About this listen
Andrew Smart wants you to sit and do nothing much more often - and he has the science to explain why.
At every turn we’re pushed to do more, faster, and more efficiently: That drumbeat resounds throughout our wage-slave society. Multitasking is not only a virtue, it’s a necessity. Books such as Getting Things Done, The One Minute Manager, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People regularly top the best seller lists, and have spawned a considerable industry.
But Andrew Smart argues that slackers may have the last laugh. The latest neuroscience shows that the “culture of effectiveness” is not only ineffective, it can be harmful to your well-being. He makes a compelling case - backed by science - that filling life with activity at work and at home actually hurts your brain.
A survivor of corporate-mandated “Six Sigma” training to improve efficiency, Smart has channeled a self-described “loathing” of the time-management industry into a witty, informative, and wide-ranging audiobook that draws on the most recent research into brain power. Use it to explain to bosses, family, and friends why you need to relax - right now.
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Editor reviews
For Andrew Smart, idle is ideal. In a society that stresses overachievement, multitasking, and constant stimulus, Smart uses neuroscientific evidence to argue that the human brain needs rest to function properly. So while we may be preoccupied with being busy, it is actually crucial to embrace our inner sloth in order to increase mental health and well-being. Smart's reasonings are compelling, but it's the ingratiating performance of Kevin Free that makes idleness seem like a credible life choice. Free manages an imploring style that is remarkably gentle, and convinces the listener that laziness can be a virtue.
Refreshing different perspective
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If you want to hear a rant against being made to sit through six sigma training go ahead, otherwise there are better books.
Pseudo science dressed up
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Very Interesting
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Awesome
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However, I was not a fan of the ending. Although short he begins to rant about economic growth, class systems and utopia. While also laying claim that global poverty is only increasing... Opinions aside on the truths, this book did enough to be an interesting read/listen without the ending.
Love that ants have fungi gardens, a nugget from this book I'll forever regurgitate.
A worthy listen
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New ideas
Surprisingly rigorous with a basis in solid science
Having read and listened to
Dozens maybe hundreds of books in similar genre
I liked it , not every chapter but has it’s moments , worth a second and third listen
Would of paid but first would have needed a recommendation
Not what I was expecting
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Fantastic book!
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Don't bother!
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