Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress Paperback – May 20, 2020

This book is for anyone who's looking to get an overview of the various approaches to creating a more healthy, enjoyable, and productive work ethic. With the insights and methods described inside, readers will have quite a wide range of options in their toolbox to support their unique lifestyle.I found the authors' voice approachable and personal, and I expect other people in the targeted age range (~18-35) will feel similarly. This is an easy read that engages the audience while also providing enough depth to come away with many tangible outcomes and several thought provoking insights. As someone with a background in psychology, cognitive science, and technology, I was already familiar with most of the topics covered. However, I found little nuggets of wisdom and clarity within to recommend this book to others even with a solid background on the subject already. I particularly enjoyed the focused deep dives into the various people discussed in the book. By examining the life and methods of individuals, hidden wisdom can be discovered that provides the personal touch to complement the necessary but often dry evidence distilled from science.Another major highlight of this book is the artwork created by Mariya Suzuki. The sharp, sketch-style pieces breathe a preciously unique form of life that feels sadly unfamiliar to other self-help, productivity-based books in the same genre. You'll find these also have a gentle yet wonderfully potent effect on the reading experience.Perhaps you'll find some nuggets of wisdom of your own inside. Hope you enjoy!- Tanner Person (Sandy's Son | UX & XR Designer)

I was recommended this book by a friend as it had just been released, fittingly so, during the hight of the covid pandemic. Coincidentally, or not, shortly thereafter, protests and riots started in my home town and across the nation. It's an unsettling time, and this book was a welcomed reprieve from all the chaos. From this book, I gained countless actionable items to help me regain my "sanity" and sense of calm. I originally purchased this book because I was feeling burnt out in my career, thankfully it helped in many other areas of life as well. Thank you to the authors for collaboration on such an important piece of literature. I'm going to take a walk outside now, have a nice day!

The writing style in Time off is enjoyable and engaging, which is always nice in a book. Add to that the amazing information contained in this book, and the different ways to apply it, and I can’t recommend it enough if you’re feeling a bit burned out with life.

This rating applies to the book, how the story unfold and how it close! Time off was a life saver in a moment when busyness was striking hard and on a moment when disruption was more than needed. If you are still not on the working labor due to age or any other reason, please read this book before you start working. If you are already working, please read book as a guide of how we need to handle time off in our life. If you are looking for a new job, please read this book before you start a self destructive routine in your new working environment.

What a great book and very important read for so many of us. I’m glad I made the investment. I like what it says in the Travel chapter - “Let’s rediscover and reinvent ourselves. Let’s slow down time and fall in love with life again!” This book is a reminder that the right balance of productivity and noble leisure is essential to being the best and highest and truest version of myself.

I just love this book.In it, John and Max share how the most successful people and leaders balance work and life. I love how they don't force what you should adopt as your rest ethic, that's an individual choice. For me, it's usually really long daily walks, sauna sessions, and long periods of relaxing while I cook. I have found I get my best ideas during this down-time, it allows me to connect the dots and recognize patterns that I wouldn't otherwise identify.This is a transformation book, I'd highly recommend it.

"Time Off" takes us on a study & reflection of time through the lenses of historical and contemporary figures while weaving relevant subject matters and nuanced themes such as "noble leisure". The authors invite us to acknowledge our current perception and framework of time in our daily lives while offering us the breadth and depth to reframe and reposition our perspectives both personally and culturally.

Barely read itNo idea why I bought it, there's more interesting titles