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How to be Bored

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Description for How to be Bored Paperback. Series: The School of Life. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: VFJ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 130. .

Lethargic inactivity can be debilitating and depressing; but for those living in the modern world, the pendulum has swung far in the other direction. We live in a hectic, hyperactive, over-stimulated age. Excessive busyness and overfilled schedules are the norm, as are their effects on our mental and emotional lives. How might we address and counter such problems, for the sake of experiencing our lives more fully?

In How to Be Bored, Eva Hoffman explores the importance we place on success, high level function, effectiveness and alertness in today's competitive society. In a world where it is almost impossible ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
The School of Life
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447293255
SKU
V9781447293255
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Eva Hoffman
Eva Hoffman is a Polish-American writer and academic. Her books include Lost in Translation and Shtetl.

Reviews for How to be Bored
The School of Life is dedicated to making our lives clearer, less puzzling and more enjoyable - by studying the big themes of life with the help of culture. This new series of self-help books continues to reinvent the genre, making it into something more serious, profound and genuinely helpful.
Alain de Botton

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