reader1378's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
This is not only a book about laziness, but about tons of harmful attitudes that are enrooted in our society. Explains each argument in a very comprehensible way. It is a study with a lot of research behind it. Glad I dedicated time to it, especially since I am not a non-fiction reader. I 100% recommend it.
lexiefolkerts's review against another edition
5.0
I could have highlighted the entire book. So many pieces of this book spoke to me deeply. I wasn’t expecting this book to be as intersectional as it was and I was pleasantly surprised. I also was not expecting the extrapolation into intrapersonal relationships, boundaries, prejudices, and self care. This book was truly amazing. I’d recommend this to anyone that wants to treat themselves and others better. Amazing book!
snl07002's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
catladykatie's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
I really enjoyed this and it made me reflect about my own life and overwork. I appreciated how many different sides were addressed with the issue of productivity, from fatness to actual work to homelessness. Some of the key takeaways resonated with me and have made me give second thought to what I do or choose not to do. However, I feel like as a professor there was maybe a missed target of the struggles of being a student, in particular. This book is best suited to someone who is in the working world and not necessarily for students, whom I think have a special set of circumstances regarding productivity and unending work. Really well written, most stories were engaging and interesting.
wholesomeandqueer's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
zackgraff's review against another edition
3.0
There’s a lot in here that’s extremely valuable and anti-capitalist (which resonates with me).
But there’s also a lot in here that would represent accepting the circumstances of one’s life and allowing disassociation from any motivation to improve.
Overall it feels like a really important read and an even more important reminder that our worth as human beings should NEVER be solely attached to our productivity. (Which is an especially pervasive and destructive belief here in the US)
But there’s also a lot in here that would represent accepting the circumstances of one’s life and allowing disassociation from any motivation to improve.
Overall it feels like a really important read and an even more important reminder that our worth as human beings should NEVER be solely attached to our productivity. (Which is an especially pervasive and destructive belief here in the US)