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Less: Accomplishing More By Doing Less (2009)

by Marc Lesser(Favorite Author)

3.21 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1577316177 (ISBN13: 9781577316176)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

New World Library

review 1: This book is about doing less. I thought it would be the perfect fit to reading at the beginning of a new year. Almost like a resolution or a new beginning. The main message is to pay attention, prioritize and only do what is important. I loved the point that busyness does not equate to effectiveness. Mind-set can affect effectiveness and success more than anything else. Fears and wrong assumptions significantly contribute to our ineffectiveness as well. I loved the emphasis on the benefits of routines AND breaking from routine. I also loved the point that it is not stress that is the problem, but the lack of recovery from it. I'm writing this review just over a month since I read it, and very little of it stuck with me. That is usually a sign of a not-very-good ... morebook for me. Fortunately, I wrote notes I could review and tips to focus on. I think the section on effective managers would be good to review if I ever become a manager again! (Granted, that is not the only kind of management that I do, eh?) It reminded me of how much I miss my calm center that used to be a constant in my being. I need to get back to the journaling, exercise and add meditation to my daily life!
review 2: My first thought was this was going to be a preachy book. Perhaps a bit holier-than-though. But I was pleasantly surprised.Some of the advice is a re-hash of well-worn adages and tenets we've been exposed to in previous works of other authors, but Lesser's life-path gives it a holistic and applied feel. I personally resonated with his philosophy, even though I didn't spend 10 years in a Zen monastery.It feels a bit in the vein of the teachings of Utah-based Genpo Roshi's teachings-- employing modern life dynamics, including our own ego, to reach a higher state of consciousness and effectiveness. The book is an easy read, and reiterates valuable lessons, while inserting a few newish takes on thousands of years old Zen philosophy. less

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