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Reframe the Day: Embracing the Craft of Life, One Day at a Time
Requests and to-dos bombard your phone and inbox, day and night. Information and distractions claw at your time and attention. You're always busy, always searching for the finish line ... or at least the pause button. Life feels like an endless series of "what's nexts"--what's the next meeting, task, obligation, goal, achievement?
Adam M. Lowenstein emerged from the nonstop, striving-obsessed world of American politics convinced that everyone, no matter who you are or what you do, has the power to build more fulfilling days. You don't have to undertake a radical transformation. You don't have to quit your job or move halfway around the world.
You can simply tweak how you approach each day. Find meaning in your daily burdens and commitments. Resist the allure of busyness. Make more time for what matters to you (and feel less guilty when you do).
In "Reframe the Day," Lowenstein offers ten tips, tactics, and techniques for nudging your days in a more fulfilling direction. Combining concrete advice with tools for self-reflection, "Reframe the Day" shows you how to reframe the way you see and spend your days and, over time, reshape your life.
Adam M. Lowenstein emerged from the nonstop, striving-obsessed world of American politics convinced that everyone, no matter who you are or what you do, has the power to build more fulfilling days. You don't have to undertake a radical transformation. You don't have to quit your job or move halfway around the world.
You can simply tweak how you approach each day. Find meaning in your daily burdens and commitments. Resist the allure of busyness. Make more time for what matters to you (and feel less guilty when you do).
In "Reframe the Day," Lowenstein offers ten tips, tactics, and techniques for nudging your days in a more fulfilling direction. Combining concrete advice with tools for self-reflection, "Reframe the Day" shows you how to reframe the way you see and spend your days and, over time, reshape your life.
234 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 2020
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May 23, 2020
Absolutely well written like a story engaging you through every page. Adam Lowenstein is a storyteller and is able to pass his knowledge onto you in an easily digestible format.
The main focus of the book is finding balance and meaning in everything you do. The takeaways are immediately applicable to your life. It's the best book on this topic I've read this year. What makes it very unique is that it's written by an expolitician.
The insights are worth of anyone in every field of expertise imaginable.
The main focus of the book is finding balance and meaning in everything you do. The takeaways are immediately applicable to your life. It's the best book on this topic I've read this year. What makes it very unique is that it's written by an expolitician.
The insights are worth of anyone in every field of expertise imaginable.
May 13, 2020
Brilliantly written and thoughtfully laid out book that explains each point with precision and clarity.
July 28, 2020
I really needed this book more than I first thought! Reframe the Day is a wonderful self-help book that is full of many insightful tips to help you save time throughout your day. I read this one slowly so that I did not miss anything, even rereading a few chapters before reading forward. I will go back to this book often.
**Thank you Truly Trendy PR and the author for the ARC in exchange for a review.**
**Thank you Truly Trendy PR and the author for the ARC in exchange for a review.**
July 28, 2020
I was not sure what to expect when I read the synopsis for this book. There are some interesting ways to help save time allowing you to free up time for other things. However, there were a few slow parts that seemed repetitive. Overall, an interesting read that is full of useful time saving hacks. I received a complimentary copy from the Author and Truly Trendy PR (www.trulytrendypr.com) in exchange for a review.
July 28, 2020
I received a complimentary copy from the author and Truly Trendy PR in exchange for a review. I cannot say enough about this book! After reading Reframe the Day, I have freed up some much time throughout the day. I shared this book with all of my friends and family.
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July 28, 2020Thank you www.TrulyTrendyPr.com and the author for the ARC in exchange for a review.
Reframe the Day is a fast-paced read that is full of useful tips, tricks, and helpful advice on how to manage your time. A well-written self-help book that you are sure to read again and again.
Reframe the Day is a fast-paced read that is full of useful tips, tricks, and helpful advice on how to manage your time. A well-written self-help book that you are sure to read again and again.
July 6, 2020
Reframe the Day is an interesting read full of tips and tricks to help you lead a more fulfilled life. Lowenstein tells you how to get more out of your day and more time for yourself. REframe the Day is a book you are sure to read again and again. *I received a complimentary copy from the author and Truly Trendy PR in exchange for a review.*
July 1, 2020
This is an excellent and informative book, that genuinely provided my mind with much clarity!
Would highly recommend.
Would highly recommend.
November 2, 2020
One man’s insight into the manic world in which we live!
There’s an irony to my review of Reframe the Day. The book has been sitting staring at me with incredible accusation, waiting for me to read it and adding to the stress in my life that I can’t get everything done in the time I have. Ironically, had I picked up Adam M. Lowenstein’s book sooner, I might just have found a set of tools to assist me with that very stress! Reframe the Day is a readable, accessible and entertaining read that might just give readers permission to stop the world for a while and focus in the here and now.
Reframe the Day has a very fresh and innovative feel. Adam M. Lowenstein doesn’t profess to be an expert and this isn’t a contrived self-help book of the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ variety. Instead, the author offers a very personal and honest insight into some of the elements that have helped him deal with a frenetic lifestyle in a book that reads partly like a personal diary and partly like a university thesis and is interesting and engaging. As a British reader I do think some of the more North American references might have been better appreciated by other readers, but that didn’t adversely impact my absorption in Adam M. Lowenstein’s writing. Indeed, the text is backed by extremely well referenced end notes so that readers can investigate further.
There’s a super conversational style that I very much enjoyed. It does feel as if the author is speaking directly to the reader as he might a friend or colleague, and I loved the diffidence with which he explains that he hasn’t mastered every technique such as balancing FOMO, replying to emails and some notifications, or meditating effectively. I found myself agreeing or nodding on several occasions such as when Lowenstein comments, for example, that he is ‘more cognizant of my tendency to make plans to do things whilst resisting actually them’.
I finished Reframe the Day feeling as if I’d been reading about a kindred spirit and knowing that I have learnt some techniques to help me reframe my days. In particular, I’ve realised that I will ‘come up short’ against my own and other people’s standards and that is perfectly acceptable. That knowledge is quite a relief!
There’s an irony to my review of Reframe the Day. The book has been sitting staring at me with incredible accusation, waiting for me to read it and adding to the stress in my life that I can’t get everything done in the time I have. Ironically, had I picked up Adam M. Lowenstein’s book sooner, I might just have found a set of tools to assist me with that very stress! Reframe the Day is a readable, accessible and entertaining read that might just give readers permission to stop the world for a while and focus in the here and now.
Reframe the Day has a very fresh and innovative feel. Adam M. Lowenstein doesn’t profess to be an expert and this isn’t a contrived self-help book of the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ variety. Instead, the author offers a very personal and honest insight into some of the elements that have helped him deal with a frenetic lifestyle in a book that reads partly like a personal diary and partly like a university thesis and is interesting and engaging. As a British reader I do think some of the more North American references might have been better appreciated by other readers, but that didn’t adversely impact my absorption in Adam M. Lowenstein’s writing. Indeed, the text is backed by extremely well referenced end notes so that readers can investigate further.
There’s a super conversational style that I very much enjoyed. It does feel as if the author is speaking directly to the reader as he might a friend or colleague, and I loved the diffidence with which he explains that he hasn’t mastered every technique such as balancing FOMO, replying to emails and some notifications, or meditating effectively. I found myself agreeing or nodding on several occasions such as when Lowenstein comments, for example, that he is ‘more cognizant of my tendency to make plans to do things whilst resisting actually them’.
I finished Reframe the Day feeling as if I’d been reading about a kindred spirit and knowing that I have learnt some techniques to help me reframe my days. In particular, I’ve realised that I will ‘come up short’ against my own and other people’s standards and that is perfectly acceptable. That knowledge is quite a relief!
October 30, 2020
Very nice book. The author has very unique and creative ideas and perspectives on life and work. I enjoyed reading this book and learning about the concepts presented in this book. Recommended reading.
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