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Not Working Why We Have to Stop

Paperback • 2020 • English

Not Working Why We Have to Stop

By Josh Cohen

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About the book

'To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world.' Oscar Wilde. More than ever before, we live in a culture that excoriates inactivity and demonises idleness. Work, connectivity and a constant flow of information are the cultural norms, and a permanent busyness pervades even our quietest moments. Little wonder so many of us are burning out. In a culture that tacitly coerces us into blind activity, the art of doing nothing is disappearing. Inactivity can induce lethargy and indiffer...Show more

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Health, illness and addiction: social aspects
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ISBN

9781783782062

Publisher

Granta Books

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

Not Working Why We Have to Stop

Format

Paperback

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