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The Burnout Society
by Byung-Chul Han • 2010
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
3.85
31k+
The Burnout Society Summary
The Burnout Society 90%
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
by Byung-Chul Han 2010
3.85
31k+ ratings
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!
by Julio Vincent Gambuto • 2023
The economy runs on your distraction. The plan for unsubscribing from everything that drains you.
3.47
1k+
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! Summary
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! 89%
The economy runs on your distraction. The plan for unsubscribing from everything that drains you.
by Julio Vincent Gambuto 2023
3.47
1k+ ratings
Notes on a Nervous Planet
by Matt Haig • 2018
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
3.94
57k+
Notes on a Nervous Planet Summary
Notes on a Nervous Planet 89%
The news, the scroll, the shopping cart are designed to hurt. What actually helps?
by Matt Haig 2018
3.94
57k+ ratings
Incompletos
by José Carlos Ruiz • 2023
Why the endless pursuit of happiness leaves us empty, and how deliberate thinking can restore depth.
3.84
141
Incompletos Summary
Incompletos 89%
Why the endless pursuit of happiness leaves us empty, and how deliberate thinking can restore depth.
by José Carlos Ruiz 2023
3.84
141 ratings
Can't Even
by Anne Helen Petersen • 2020
Millennial burnout is not a personal failure. It is the bill for decades of broken promises.
3.91
9k+
Can't Even Summary
Can't Even 89%
Millennial burnout is not a personal failure. It is the bill for decades of broken promises.
by Anne Helen Petersen 2020
3.91
9k+ ratings
Amor líquido
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2003
Relationships now work like shopping: browse, compare, discard. What happens to our ability to love.
3.74
8k+
Amor líquido Summary
Amor líquido 88%
Relationships now work like shopping: browse, compare, discard. What happens to our ability to love.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2003
3.74
8k+ ratings
Laziness Does Not Exist
by Devon Price • 2021
Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.
3.90
11k+
Laziness Does Not Exist Summary
Laziness Does Not Exist 88%
Stop calling yourself lazy. That exhaustion is a signal you need rest, not more discipline.
by Devon Price 2021
3.90
11k+ ratings
Do Nothing
by Celeste Headlee • 2020
Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.
3.85
11k+
Do Nothing Summary
Do Nothing 88%
Medieval peasants rested half the year. Your burnout isn't a personal flaw; it's a cultural system.
by Celeste Headlee 2020
3.85
11k+ ratings
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton • 2008
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
3.62
6k+
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work 88%
From cargo ships to rocket launches, a philosopher finds why work delights and disappoints us.
by Alain de Botton 2008
3.62
6k+ ratings
You Are Not Your Own
by Alan Noble • 2021
Modern life promised you freedom and handed you exhaustion. The diagnosis goes deeper than burnout.
4.31
2k+
You Are Not Your Own Summary
You Are Not Your Own 88%
Modern life promised you freedom and handed you exhaustion. The diagnosis goes deeper than burnout.
by Alan Noble 2021
4.31
2k+ ratings
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries
by James Patterson
Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.
4.34
245
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries Summary
Confession of a Murder Suspect / The Private School Murders / The Paris Mysteries 88%
Productivity redefined: do less, guard your time, and let Stoic wisdom cure your burnout.
by James Patterson
4.34
245 ratings
Social Acceleration
by Hartmut Rosa • 2005
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
4.33
354
Social Acceleration Summary
Social Acceleration 88%
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
by Hartmut Rosa 2005
4.33
354 ratings
Stand Firm
by Svend Brinkmann • 2014
Stop looking inward. Stop chasing happiness. A philosopher's bracing case for negativity and duty.
3.60
3k+
Stand Firm Summary
Stand Firm 88%
Stop looking inward. Stop chasing happiness. A philosopher's bracing case for negativity and duty.
by Svend Brinkmann 2014
3.60
3k+ ratings
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2008
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
3.76
872
The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life 88%
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008
3.76
872 ratings
The Crisis of Narration
by Byung-Chul Han • 2023
We drown in information but starve for stories. A philosophy of what happens when narration dies.
3.91
3k+
The Crisis of Narration Summary
The Crisis of Narration 88%
We drown in information but starve for stories. A philosophy of what happens when narration dies.
by Byung-Chul Han 2023
3.91
3k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
by Maartje Willems • 2021
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
3.18
2k+
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing Summary
The Lost Art of Doing Nothing 88%
Your burnout needs less hustle, more staring out windows. The Dutch way of doing nothing.
by Maartje Willems 2021
3.18
2k+ ratings
The End of Burnout
by Jonathan Malesic • 2022
Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.
3.73
587
The End of Burnout Summary
The End of Burnout 88%
Burnout is a cultural crisis, not a personal illness. The cure is fewer hours and real leisure.
by Jonathan Malesic 2022
3.73
587 ratings
The Joy of Doing Nothing
by Rachel Jonat • 2017
Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.
2.80
367
The Joy of Doing Nothing Summary
The Joy of Doing Nothing 88%
Idleness as a tool: how to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a simpler, more joyful life.
by Rachel Jonat 2017
2.80
367 ratings
In Emergency, Break Glass
by Nate Anderson • 2022
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
3.91
323
In Emergency, Break Glass Summary
In Emergency, Break Glass 88%
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
by Nate Anderson 2022
3.91
323 ratings
The Joy of Missing Out
by Svend Brinkmann • 2017
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
3.61
1k+
The Joy of Missing Out Summary
The Joy of Missing Out 88%
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
by Svend Brinkmann 2017
3.61
1k+ ratings
Filosofía ante el desánimo
by José Carlos Ruiz • 2021
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
3.99
518
Filosofía ante el desánimo Summary
Filosofía ante el desánimo 87%
They sold us connection, stimulation, and self-optimization. Now we're fragile, bored, and lonely.
by José Carlos Ruiz 2021
3.99
518 ratings
Capitalist Realism
by Mark Fisher • 2009
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
4.21
41k+
Capitalist Realism Summary
Capitalist Realism 87%
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
by Mark Fisher 2009
4.21
41k+ ratings
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness
by Miya Tokumitsu • 2015
Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.
3.91
501
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness Summary
Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness 87%
Loving your job is what your boss wants. It is also making you tired, compliant, and broke.
by Miya Tokumitsu 2015
3.91
501 ratings
Working Hard, Hardly Working
by Grace Beverley • 2021
Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.
3.49
4k+
Working Hard, Hardly Working Summary
Working Hard, Hardly Working 87%
Burnout isn't a badge. A system for working less, resting more, and achieving what actually matters.
by Grace Beverley 2021
3.49
4k+ ratings
The Way We're Working Isn't Working
by Tony Schwartz • 2007
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
3.98
3k+
The Way We're Working Isn't Working Summary
The Way We're Working Isn't Working 87%
The bottleneck isn't time. Energy depletes on a 90-minute clock, and you're running on empty.
by Tony Schwartz 2007
3.98
3k+ ratings
The Sirens' Call
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2025
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
3.94
9k+
The Sirens' Call Summary
The Sirens' Call 87%
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2025
3.94
9k+ ratings
Psychopolitics
by Byung-Chul Han • 2014
Freedom is now the most efficient prison, and you volunteered to be locked in.
4.07
7k+
Psychopolitics Summary
Psychopolitics 87%
Freedom is now the most efficient prison, and you volunteered to be locked in.
by Byung-Chul Han 2014
4.07
7k+ ratings
The Good Enough Job
by Simone Stolzoff • 2023
Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.
4.12
9k+
The Good Enough Job Summary
The Good Enough Job 87%
Work became a religion that demands everything. Here is how to believe less.
by Simone Stolzoff 2023
4.12
9k+ ratings
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka • 2023
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
4.28
577
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 87%
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
by Franz Kafka 2023
4.28
577 ratings
Industrial Society and Its Future
by Ted Kaczynski • 2024
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
3.88
203
Industrial Society and Its Future Summary
Industrial Society and Its Future 87%
Modern comfort is a trap that erases human purpose. The only escape: abolishing technology.
by Ted Kaczynski 2024
3.88
203 ratings
Effortless
by Greg McKeown • 2021
Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.
4.04
15k+
Effortless Summary
Effortless 87%
Important work shouldn't exhaust you. The method for making it easier while getting more done.
by Greg McKeown 2021
4.04
15k+ ratings
Faster
by James Gleick • 1999
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
3.52
2k+
Faster Summary
Faster 87%
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
by James Gleick 1999
3.52
2k+ ratings
Pace Yourself
by Amy Arthur • 2024
Time management assumes a full tank. A system that works with the energy you actually have.
3.69
179
Pace Yourself Summary
Pace Yourself 87%
Time management assumes a full tank. A system that works with the energy you actually have.
by Amy Arthur 2024
3.69
179 ratings
The Human Condition
by Hannah Arendt • 1958
The Greeks built freedom on escaping necessity. Modern society made necessity the highest good.
4.20
10k+
The Human Condition Summary
The Human Condition 87%
The Greeks built freedom on escaping necessity. Modern society made necessity the highest good.
by Hannah Arendt 1958
4.20
10k+ ratings
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka • 1948
An insurance clerk fills notebooks at night, dissecting himself with precision that still stings.
4.22
260
The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka 87%
An insurance clerk fills notebooks at night, dissecting himself with precision that still stings.
by Franz Kafka 1948
4.22
260 ratings
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
3.59
19k+
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By 87%
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
19k+ ratings
Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler • 1970
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
3.82
5k+
Future Shock Summary
Future Shock 87%
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
by Alvin Toffler 1970
3.82
5k+ ratings
Stuck
by Anneli Rufus • 2008
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
3.03
386
Stuck Summary
Stuck 87%
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
by Anneli Rufus 2008
3.03
386 ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 87%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
Overwhelmed
by Brigid Schulte • 2014
The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.
3.83
8k+
Overwhelmed Summary
Overwhelmed 87%
The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.
by Brigid Schulte 2014
3.83
8k+ ratings
Against the Machine
by Paul Kingsnorth • 2025
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
3.95
3k+
Against the Machine Summary
Against the Machine 87%
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
by Paul Kingsnorth 2025
3.95
3k+ ratings
To Hell with the Hustle
by Jefferson Bethke • 2019
Hustle promised freedom; it delivered burnout. The real cure is limits, silence, and rest.
3.96
7k+
To Hell with the Hustle Summary
To Hell with the Hustle 87%
Hustle promised freedom; it delivered burnout. The real cure is limits, silence, and rest.
by Jefferson Bethke 2019
3.96
7k+ ratings
Niksen
by Olga Mecking • 2020
Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.
3.11
2k+
Niksen Summary
Niksen 87%
Doing absolutely nothing could be your next productivity breakthrough. The Dutch case for idleness.
by Olga Mecking 2020
3.11
2k+ ratings
The Practice of Groundedness
by Brad Stulberg • 2021
Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.
4.11
4k+
The Practice of Groundedness Summary
The Practice of Groundedness 87%
Hustle culture delivers burnout, not fulfillment. The real foundation is something you build inside.
by Brad Stulberg 2021
4.11
4k+ ratings
How to Calm Your Mind
by Chris Bailey • 2022
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
3.81
2k+
How to Calm Your Mind Summary
How to Calm Your Mind 87%
Your brain on striving: why calm, not grind, is the real productivity upgrade.
by Chris Bailey 2022
3.81
2k+ ratings
Stop Reading the News
by Rolf Dobelli • 2019
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
3.71
4k+
Stop Reading the News Summary
Stop Reading the News 87%
You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.
by Rolf Dobelli 2019
3.71
4k+ ratings
Socrate au pays des process
by Julia Funès (de) • 2017
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
3.50
22
Socrate au pays des process Summary
Socrate au pays des process 87%
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
by Julia Funès (de) 2017
3.50
22 ratings
After Utopia
by Judith N. Shklar • 1970
When political faith collapsed, every tradition fell into its own fatalism. Theory never recovered.
4.15
40
After Utopia Summary
After Utopia 87%
When political faith collapsed, every tradition fell into its own fatalism. Theory never recovered.
by Judith N. Shklar 1970
4.15
40 ratings
How Do You Feel?
by Jessi Gold • 2024
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
4.07
643
How Do You Feel? Summary
How Do You Feel? 87%
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
by Jessi Gold 2024
4.07
643 ratings
The Cure for Burnout
by Emily Ballesteros • 2024
Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.
4.07
2k+
The Cure for Burnout Summary
The Cure for Burnout 87%
Three distinct kinds of burnout, three distinct recoveries. Most people treat the wrong one.
by Emily Ballesteros 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
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