Can you not work?

Author: Ernie J. Zelinski
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Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Life has two goals: first, to strive for what you want; second, to fully enjoy what you have. Unfortunately, only smart people understand how to accomplish the second. How to balance work and leisure is a topic worth deep reflection for every modern person. Already liberating over 500,000 people, Can You Not Work? might be just for you. It will tell you how to enjoy your leisure time. Perhaps you're currently overwhelmed by the hectic pace of life—"I don't even have leisure time to talk about enjoying it?" Or maybe you think you already know how to relax—"I travel regularly." But if you understand the true definition of leisure, or find yourself with free time but unsure how to use it, you'll realize this book isn't the absurdity you initially imagined. It can even teach you how to handle every part of your life—including the relationship between work and leisure, career planning, unemployment, and retirement. In fact, the key to happy leisure is simply "a mindset: to be happy, you must be engaged, to 'dive headfirst into anything.'" In other words, do one thing at a time and fully appreciate its value. This applies both at work and outside of it. This book might change your perspective on the world. Ernie J. Zelinski, who "creativelyed" for 14 years and creatively explored the "lifestyle of not working," believes we work too hard and overestimate work, having forgotten how to live better. The purpose of our work is consumed by heavy workloads, harming both the work itself and our ultimate goal of living—a happy, creative life. At least from this book, we can learn—