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The Brain at Rest: Why doing nothing can change your life
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October 19, 2025
Here's the thing. I didn't like the author's voice in this book... but I liked the book very much. Let me explain.
The thesis of this book is around a personal story of the author. His father suffered a serious mental breakdown - and that felt heartfelt and awful. But through the pages, Dr Jebelli weaves in the story of his own struggles with burnout, on an ongoing basis - and those just simply didn't resonate with me at all. I found it hard to relate to his mental state, his observations... and found myself judging him rather than empathising.
The actual scientific content and research of the book, however, I found brilliant. I underlined a lot, thought a lot, and found myself planning how to incorporate some of the findings into my day to day life. It was perfectly timed - I picked this up while on a work trip in a foreign country, where I fortuitously found myself with time to spare, to reflect on the craziness that has become my life. And in the weeks since, I found myself actively quoting research from this book, and recommending it to many others to read.
It feels like a book for the times we live in, one that should almost be compulsory reading for most working adults. That is how much I enjoyed it.
(Except the personal author bits)
The thesis of this book is around a personal story of the author. His father suffered a serious mental breakdown - and that felt heartfelt and awful. But through the pages, Dr Jebelli weaves in the story of his own struggles with burnout, on an ongoing basis - and those just simply didn't resonate with me at all. I found it hard to relate to his mental state, his observations... and found myself judging him rather than empathising.
The actual scientific content and research of the book, however, I found brilliant. I underlined a lot, thought a lot, and found myself planning how to incorporate some of the findings into my day to day life. It was perfectly timed - I picked this up while on a work trip in a foreign country, where I fortuitously found myself with time to spare, to reflect on the craziness that has become my life. And in the weeks since, I found myself actively quoting research from this book, and recommending it to many others to read.
It feels like a book for the times we live in, one that should almost be compulsory reading for most working adults. That is how much I enjoyed it.
(Except the personal author bits)
September 4, 2025
Enjoyed Audio Book & the concepts of still achieving within a slower, calmer, more joyful life experience … amid the chaos & busyness that defines the world’s current perception, expectations & culture of insatiable productivity & insanity of performance pressures instilling never ending guilt/stress/worry.
August 27, 2025
If you only implement 10% of the recommendations in this book it could make a profound difference to your daily wellbeing. Easy to digest and an enjoyable read.
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