'A radical masterpiece ... While many books insist on changing your life, this one invites you to deepen and expand it.' - Mari Andrew, author of My Inner Sky'Deep, thoughtful, gently instructive, nourishing.' - Clare Bowditch, author of Your Own Kind Of Girl'Read it and sigh with relief.' - Hugh Mackay, author of The Kindness RevolutionAny given day brings a never-ending list of things to do. There's the work thing, the catch-up thing, the laundry thing, the creative thing, the exercise thing, the family thing, the thing we don't want to do, the thing we've been putting off (despite it being the most important thing). Even on days when we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious or disappointed.After five years of searching for the secret to productivity, Madeleine Dore discovered there isn't one-instead, we're being set up to fail. I Didn't Do the Thing Today is an inspiring call to take productivity off its pedestal, to embrace the joyful messiness and unpredictability of life.For anyone who has ever felt the pressure to do more, be more, achieve more, this antidote to our doing-obsession is the permission slip we all need to find our own way.

Autorentext

Madeleine Dore is a writer and interviewer exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day well spent. As a labour of love, Madeleine spent years asking creative thinkers how they navigate their days on her popular blog Extraordinary Routines and podcast Routines & Ruts.She now dabbles in various freelance projects and tries to hold things lightly.
madeleinedore.com

Zusammenfassung
An antidote to our obsession with busyness, author Madeleine Dore explores the joys of releasing ourselves from the burden of productivity guilt.

Inhalt

At the start of the day
Chapter 1: The narrowing of productivity
Chapter 2: The expansion of creativity

The stumbles in the day
Chapter 3: The hopeless search for the ideal routine
Chapter 4: The worry of wasted time
Chapter 5: The shifting goalposts of ambition
Chapter 6: The myth of balance
Chapter 7: The standstill of indecision
Chapter 8: The deflation of comparison
Chapter 9: The great disappointment of expectation
Chapter 10: The trap of busyness
Chapter 11: The denial of limitation
Chapter 12: The harsh rules of discipline
Chapter 13: The push and pull of distraction
Chapter 14: The trying pursuit of perfection

At the end of the day
Chapter 15: The connection in kindness
Chapter 16: The depth in curiosity
Chapter 17: The moments of enjoyment

Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index