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I Didn't Do The Thing Today

On Letting Go of Productivity Guilt

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I Didn't Do The Thing Today

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

Any 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.

©2021 Madeleine Dore (P)2022 W F Howes Motivation & Self-Improvement Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Stress Management

Critic Reviews

"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 Revolution)
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