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Just Do Less: Simple psychological tips to reduce overeating, drinking, gambling, social media, people pleasing and more. You could save thousands of pounds in the process
Why do you have to stop completely? Give it all up, just like that? Whether it's overeating, alcohol, gambling, social media scrolling, watching the news, or saying yes to everything — most books tell you to quit overnight. But how often does that actually work?
Modern addictive habits are hard to break. Part of us quite likes them…
"Just one more drink and I'll give up tomorrow."
"One last bet and that's it, I'm done."
"Just a quick scroll through Facebook and then I'll put my phone down."
"I'll go out tonight with those work colleagues I don't really like, but then I'm done."
"It's family, so it's hard to say no."
Maybe giving up totally isn't the answer. What's wrong with enjoying a drink, a bet, or your favourite snacks?
The problem isn't always doing the thing — it's how much of these destructive habits you're doing.
This book is different to the rest. It tells you why you do these things, and gives simple psychological tips to significantly cut down.
I have lived through every chapter — been to hell and back with everything I write about — and transformed my life by simply doing less of what was hurting me. I saved myself time, money, and my sanity, and started living again. I learned to be bored again, which inspired me to start doing the things I actually want to do. This book can do the same for you.
Chapters
Overeating – Gambling – Alcohol – Social Media – Complaining and Gossiping – Watching the News – Worrying – Finding My Own People – Stop Saying Yes – Being Yourself
JUST DO LESS is a transformative guide to show you how you can cut back on modern life’s most damaging, time and energy destroying habits. Become yourself again and be that person not hiding behind the mask or living up to an image.
Reclaim your life, time, energy and purpose and you could save thousands of pounds in the process.
Modern addictive habits are hard to break. Part of us quite likes them…
"Just one more drink and I'll give up tomorrow."
"One last bet and that's it, I'm done."
"Just a quick scroll through Facebook and then I'll put my phone down."
"I'll go out tonight with those work colleagues I don't really like, but then I'm done."
"It's family, so it's hard to say no."
Maybe giving up totally isn't the answer. What's wrong with enjoying a drink, a bet, or your favourite snacks?
The problem isn't always doing the thing — it's how much of these destructive habits you're doing.
This book is different to the rest. It tells you why you do these things, and gives simple psychological tips to significantly cut down.
I have lived through every chapter — been to hell and back with everything I write about — and transformed my life by simply doing less of what was hurting me. I saved myself time, money, and my sanity, and started living again. I learned to be bored again, which inspired me to start doing the things I actually want to do. This book can do the same for you.
Chapters
Overeating – Gambling – Alcohol – Social Media – Complaining and Gossiping – Watching the News – Worrying – Finding My Own People – Stop Saying Yes – Being Yourself
JUST DO LESS is a transformative guide to show you how you can cut back on modern life’s most damaging, time and energy destroying habits. Become yourself again and be that person not hiding behind the mask or living up to an image.
Reclaim your life, time, energy and purpose and you could save thousands of pounds in the process.
97 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 16, 2026
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September 26, 2026
Everyone should read this!
The way this is written and structured is basic, clear and easy to read. It uses plain, simple language rather than confusing, overly scientific wording and it leaves out all the research background that most other self-help books would use. Richard has used direct, simple and relatable words to convey how to "Just do less" and it resonated with me because I saw myself in the majority of the reasons why I do what I do. The narrative is down to earth and like listening to a conversation with a friend. I highly recommend reading this quick guide to reflecting on how you are currently surviving life and ways to break some of the cycles.
The way this is written and structured is basic, clear and easy to read. It uses plain, simple language rather than confusing, overly scientific wording and it leaves out all the research background that most other self-help books would use. Richard has used direct, simple and relatable words to convey how to "Just do less" and it resonated with me because I saw myself in the majority of the reasons why I do what I do. The narrative is down to earth and like listening to a conversation with a friend. I highly recommend reading this quick guide to reflecting on how you are currently surviving life and ways to break some of the cycles.
October 11, 2026
Armchair psychologist 3/5
This book feels like a ‘manual for living’ that the author wrote for himself after some personal low points. I like that it was self-published and reading the thoughts/advice of a real person rather than a professor or famous star was refreshing. The title implies minimalism, though the focus is really about cutting out destructive addictions and while the content is somewhat superficial, it's still noble and the advice is well intentioned. In summary... get control over your bad habits, regain your self-worth, and then just do more of what energises you. The writing style is very straight forward, there are plenty of actionables and there is a good chapter on gossiping and complaining, which is apt for UK readers! Other chapters concentrate on the usual modern day addictions of alcohol, gambling, and social media. One bugbear is that there is no referencing of any sources and this made for an easy read, though I do prefer transparency and crediting others where it’s due. Overall then, this was an ok book and I applaud the author for sharing his thoughts. However, I caution potential readers that addiction, psychology and personal values are all pretty big topics and in my view there are better books out there with more depth and rigour.
This book feels like a ‘manual for living’ that the author wrote for himself after some personal low points. I like that it was self-published and reading the thoughts/advice of a real person rather than a professor or famous star was refreshing. The title implies minimalism, though the focus is really about cutting out destructive addictions and while the content is somewhat superficial, it's still noble and the advice is well intentioned. In summary... get control over your bad habits, regain your self-worth, and then just do more of what energises you. The writing style is very straight forward, there are plenty of actionables and there is a good chapter on gossiping and complaining, which is apt for UK readers! Other chapters concentrate on the usual modern day addictions of alcohol, gambling, and social media. One bugbear is that there is no referencing of any sources and this made for an easy read, though I do prefer transparency and crediting others where it’s due. Overall then, this was an ok book and I applaud the author for sharing his thoughts. However, I caution potential readers that addiction, psychology and personal values are all pretty big topics and in my view there are better books out there with more depth and rigour.
August 4, 2026
Some good advice and lots to consider
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