How To Change Your Entire Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing

Offers a series of relaxation exercies that emphasize the principle of doing nothing in a mindful way, explaining how the practice of such exercises can promote power, clarity, energy, and speed.

Nike is wrong. Just do nothing. Yes, often the key to changing your life isn't in doing more, more, more...but doing absolutely nothing. How to Change Your Entire Life by Doing Absolutely Nothing clearly, concisely (and even humorously) explains the principle of doing nothing in a mindful way. This is a unique self-help book for lazy-busy people who want to change their lives fast but don't have time to devote to reading long, complicated books. Salmansohn quickly gets to the point, explaining the principle and power of doing nothing and offering 10 easy exercises that, when practiced sincerely, will allow you to experience a surge of energy, clarity, and speed. So don't just stand there doing nothing. Read this book...and start really doing nothing!

From the author of Crying, a witty, wide-ranging cultural history of our attitudes toward work—and getting out of it Couch potatoes, goof-offs, freeloaders, good-for-nothings, loafers, and loungers: ever since the Industrial Revolution, when the work ethic as we know it was formed, there has been a chorus of slackers ridiculing and lampooning the pretensions of hardworking respectability. Reviled by many, heroes to others, these layabouts stretch and yawn while the rest of society worries and sweats. Whenever the world of labor changes in significant ways, the pulpits, politicians, and pedagogues ring with exhortations of the value of work, and the slackers answer with a strenuous call of their own: "To do nothing," as Oscar Wilde said, "is the most difficult thing in the world." From Benjamin Franklin's "air baths" to Jack Kerouac's "dharma bums," Generation-X slackers, and beyond, anti-work-ethic proponents have held a central place in modern culture. Moving with verve and wit through a series of fascinating case studies that illuminate the changing place of leisure in the American republic, Doing Nothing revises the way we understand slackers and work itself.

In this insightful reflection on 'doing nothing', the authors take us on a tour of what is happening when, to all appearances, absolutely nothing is happening. The book leads us to rethink the ordinary and find meaning in today's hypermodern reality.

Although the tenets of self-help have been attacked before, Pearsall is the first psychologist to expose these deeply entrenched ideas to scientific scrutiny. And unlike other debunking books, The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need goes beyond skepticism to propose a set of life-affirming (and refreshingly contrarian) axioms that can help anyone lead the Good Life.

The ability to learn is life's most important skill. Now, Michael Gelb, a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership, and the world's leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development, teaches you the five keys to high performance: Activate Your Brain's Success Mechanism Transform Your Attitude about Mistakes and Failure Play! Your Genius Birthright Cultivate Relaxed Concentration. Coach to Learn This dynamic, interactive and inspiring program will guide you to improve your learning ability as you age, embrace change, and discover resilience in the face of adversity as you learn how to juggle!

** A New York Times Bestseller ** NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: Time • The New Yorker • NPR • GQ • Elle • Vulture • Fortune • Boing Boing • The Irish Times • The New York Public Library • The Brooklyn Public Library "A complex, smart and ambitious book that at first reads like a self-help manual, then blossoms into a wide-ranging political manifesto."—Jonah Engel Bromwich, The New York Times Book Review One of President Barack Obama's "Favorite Books of 2019" Porchlight's Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year In a world where addictive technology is designed to buy and sell our attention, and our value is determined by our 24/7 data productivity, it can seem impossible to escape. But in this inspiring field guide to dropping out of the attention economy, artist and critic Jenny Odell shows us how we can still win back our lives. Odell sees our attention as the most precious—and overdrawn—resource we have. And we must actively and continuously choose how we use it. We might not spend it on things that capitalism has deemed important … but once we can start paying a new kind of attention, she writes, we can undertake bolder forms of political action, reimagine humankind’s role in the environment, and arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and progress. Far from the simple anti-technology screed, or the back-to-nature meditation we read so often, How to do Nothing is an action plan for thinking outside of capitalist narratives of efficiency and techno-determinism. Provocative, timely, and utterly persuasive, this book will change how you see your place in our world.

Expanding on techniques featured in Supercharged Self-Healing, RJ Spina shares new high-frequency metaphysics made simple and practical. This book helps you finally be free of the stress, doubts, and low energy that block your joy and quality of life. Change Your Mind presents revolutionary teachings to help rewire your subconscious mind and bring balance to your energy. Through a 14-day journaling exercise, you'll uncover the mental programming already affecting you, and then apply specialized activities to counteract it. Through a series of self-reflective questions, you will discover a simple yet highly powerful energy diagnostic system that quantifiably measures the return on your energetic investments (such as people, activities, behaviors, and events). This will give you total clarity on what increases or decreases your energetic bank account and therefore your quality of life. RJ guides you every step of the way, providing meditations, mindfulness practices, and more. He demonstrates how to not only meet the real you, but also maintain and express it through numerous activities you can easily integrate into your daily life. With this book's help, you'll experience a greater sense of self, power, and freedom.