Pottering: A Cure for Modern Life

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The same applies to DIY – let your mind wander when you’re putting up a shelf and you are likely to end up minus a finger. Fibre/cable services at the postcode are subject to availability and may differ between properties within a postcode. The dictionary definition is rather too dismissive for my liking: ‘Potter verb: occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner, doing a number of small tasks or not concentrating on anything in particular. I think just that sentence--keep it digital free--is probably sufficient once you've got the gist of pottering.

This is a sweet little read that continues with the modern trend of self-help books designed to tell us to slow down and stop doing so much, and to have fun doing it. This is the average speed from the provider with the fastest broadband package available on comparethemarket. PPS - The only truly weird suggestion I found was writing a cheque to pay for something just for funsies.Written pre-pandemic, her book is an eerily prescient guide to the mercurial activity of – well, what, exactly?

The whole thing is written in a light-hearted style, but at its heart is a profound truth - that me-time is essential for our wellbeing, and pottering is quintessentially me-time because it requires no planning, no lists, no tyranny of achievement. this book caught me at a time in my life where i really needed to hear its message — oh to just be pottering ! While many books offer trendy cures to the bustle and stress of modern life that involve going to far-off places or making drastic life shifts, this book’s approach is, with intention, much closer to home.It’s a mental break, it’s completely unpressured and it frees you momentarily from all responsibility.