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How to Change Your Entire Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing: 10 Do-Nothing Relaxation Exercises to Calm You Down Quickly So You Can Speed Forward Faster

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I'm a big fan of author Karen Salmansohn. I love her previous books, 'How To Be Happy, Dammit' especially -- all of them are entertaining or helpful or both. In this new book, she explains her own idea of "hocus focused energy magic," -- paying attention to positive stimuli instead of negative thoughts as a self-help strategy. (One of her Do-Nothing Exercises, for instance, encourages you to focus on the simple, physical pleasure of showering.) I find these suggestions not only humorous, but also actually useful as a philosophy or psychology of life. Dealing with negative thoughts is a huge challenge that requires multiple tools -- and both humor and "doing nothing" or doing a little routine thing 'mindfully' are helpful. My favorite psychology book on this subject is 'The Positive Power of Negative Thinking' by Dr. Julie Norem. More approaches and perspectives offer increased possibilities for what will help any given person on any given day. Individuals differ and so do our daily moods. It is certainly true that no one size fits all of us. So as part of one's 'tool bag' for dealing with negativity, I recommend 'How to Change Your Entire Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing' by Karen Salmansohn.

This book is a quick read and reread. The authour mixes up the presentation of the book. It is simple and basic, easy to understand and do. The author not only tells you why doing nothing works but tells you how to do it. Alot of books I have read leave that part out. The author doesn't speak down to you either.

I bought another copy for a friend and am considering future purchases for other friends. Well worth the money. I have also purchased 2 of her other books after having read them in the bookstore.

Good luck doing nothing.

I've always been interested in meditation and mindfulness. This book was a great tool to get me motivated to practice mindfulness/meditation on a daily basis...and it was easy to read and understand...explaining the benefits for mind, body, spirit...and giving realistic exercises to incorporate easily into your life! I recommend this book not only as a self purchase ...but as a great gift to give a friend who's been complaining about being stressed out. It's terrific!

There are 10 do-nothing exercises to calm you down quickly plus darling comments and quotes.

Actually they're not exactly do-nothing they're more rethink yourself to calm down, be happier and enjoy whatever you're doing or do the best at looking foward to what you want to do next.

Do nothing - zip - nothing - nada. Yes, often the key to changing your life isn't in doing more, more, more...but doing absolutely nothing but appreciating life. So don't just stand there and do nothing. Read this book...and start really doing nothing! (from the back of the book).

Remember I have just found out I have cancer on my lip and it has to be removed and find out if it's spread - there is NOTHING that is more important than enjoying your life while you can!

Fun book. Some may call these exercises Zen-like, but I see them as closer to Alfred Jarry's 'Pataphysical Science. Either way, Be Here Now.

This is one of the books you'll read and then you put it somewhere where you can easily pick it up again and browse in it, to remind you of the many "do nothings".
There's one exercise that personally helped and still helps me a lot: when showering try to not think of anything else but cleansing your body. While I still rarely manage to not think of anything while showering, I am now restricting myself to positive and creative thoughts only and it WORKS :) The good ideas are coming!
The little book is full of energizing ideas, presented in a new, fun, appealing way. And now I am off to browse in it again...

This book is the antithesis of everything I learned in school. You can't, I was told, change your life unless you do things. This book dares to say no. Relax. Chill. Just when you are ready to snap, stop and drop everything. Do nothing. Daring. Brave. I am trying this.