The Art of Taking It Easy
The Art of Taking It Easy
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Brian King is a psychologist. And a comedian. He has a nature that is (relatively) impervious to the troubles of life.
Who better to write a book about how to deal with modern stress?
DNF at around 30%.
Comedian/psychologist who states upfront that he has no tendency toward anxiety writes a book telling people not to be anxious, with the apparent assumption that physiological stress responses are entirely controllable via conscious thoughts and decisions. (Spoiler alert: For some of us, they aren't. At all. I have panic attacks in my sleep.)
Book turns out to be neither especially funny nor especially insightful. Maybe it got better eventually, but I was teetering between boredom and annoyance, and stopped torturing myself.