Self-Improvement for Tired People
It's that time of year again. Traditionally in January people make resolutions and plan to improve themselves. We see it a lot in the library – a sudden interest in checking the Fun Guide for fitness programs and requests for self-help books. It all seems exhausting to me. While the rest of humankind evolved from primates, I've always maintained that I came from bears and should be snuggled up in a nice cave sleeping through the winter months, so all this pressure for self-improvement just makes me annoyed.
These books provide less stressful ways to kick off the new year.
The Joy of Doing Just Enough: The Secret Art of Being Lazy and Getting Away with it by Jennifer McCartney
The Joy of Doing Nothing: A Real-Life Guide to Stepping Back, Slowing Down and Creating a Simpler Joy-Filled Life by Rachel Jonat
The Joy of Missing Out: The Art of Self-Restraint in a World of Excess by Svend Brinkmann
Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went from Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things by Courtenay Hameister
Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist's Guide to Getting – and Staying – Organized by Amanda Sullivan
A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder by Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman
Rest: Why you get More Done when you Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Be kind to yourselves in 2020 and don't stress out about life's imperfections.
10 thoughts on “Self-Improvement for Tired People”
Perfect!
I love everything about this.
I need to read all of these…
But then I’ll be tired again. There’s no winning. Lol.
Very cool! I will read “Rest”.
Great to see this topic discussed!
My favourite book in this area is Sabbath, which describes international cultural traditions including secular ones, which counter the hyperactivity which weighs us down in the western world.
Love this post – thanks for these suggestions! I want to read them all!
Thank you all so much for reading my post and commenting. I really appreciate it!
Nice collection of titles for us underachievers…lol…