Working Hard, Hardly Working: How to achieve more, stress less and feel fulfilled: THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if Grace just embraced the fact it is essentially a memoir with some social commentary and research included. If she embraced that and built upon the memoir sections, making the book less dense with some photos, it would have been a much more enjoyable read. It's painful to read, and even if it has a good point to make it is drowned in the writing style of someone who has no taste for literature and an addiction to social media. In Working Hard, Hardly Working, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed 'lazy workaholic' Grace Beverley challenges this unrealistic and unnecessary split, and offers a fresh take on how to create your own balance, be more productive and feel fulfilled. Was intrigued by this book from the huge media frenzy about it but was disappointed - although perhaps I shouldn’t have been (after all, most ‘influencer’ books are much like this aren’t they?!).

In this top-charting podcast series, entrepreneur Grace Beverley breaks away from the conventional business podcast rhetoric - immersing us in the extraordinary journeys of people from all walks of life who have achieved remarkable success in unique fields. From housing campaigners to investors and sex experts, no avenue is off limits. Each conversation brings new lessons and stories that will inspire you to consider what ‘success’ really means to you and how you can achieve it. Also, I find this book very repetitive. My mind literally went blank while reading some parts. It almost looks like something I could have written in high school. It’s just the same concept over and over again. Hit biþ … geornlic þæt mon heardlice gnide þone hnescestan mealmstan æfter þæm þæt he þence þone soelestan hwetstan on to geræceanne” (“It is necessary that a man rub hardly if he intends to turn the softest malmstone into the best whetstone”). From an anonymous translation, circa 893, of Historiarum Adversum Paganos ( History Against the Pagans), by Orosius. Referring to being deaf as her ‘Superpower’, Tasha was born deaf - with her parents identifying her disability when she was just 12 months old - and wears a cochlear implant in her right ear. She launched her own podcast ‘Superpowers with Tasha’’ in February 2023, which focuses on normalising disabilities and explores what once made her feel like an outcast now being her greatest source of strength and community. Perhaps more helpful for the generation younger than me (And I’m only 26, for reference) who are just starting out in the working world - I can’t say I learnt anything!In this episode we give a spotlight into the climate change crisis, why it’s important to stand up for what you believe and Mikaela comes armed with the do’s and don'ts.

In Old English, the adverbs “hardly” and “hard” were heardlice and hearde ( -lice and -e were adverbial endings). Both can be traced to hardu-, a root reconstructed from prehistoric Germanic, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. The ultimate source was apparently the Proto-Indo-European root kar- or ker- (hard). While that is largely true, it means nothing unless that busy person is efficiently and effectively busy. The life-changing art of the to-do table: perfect your productivity method and do more of what you loveAs a 28 year old who's been working for almost 10 years I think this might be a good read for people who find themselves in the start of their career and struggle to organize themselves and their time. We all know the pressure of feeling like we should be grinding 24/7 while simultaneously being told that we should 'just relax' and take care of ourselves, like we somehow have to decide between success and sanity. But in today's complex working world, where every hobby can be a hustle and social media is the lens through which we view not only others but also ourselves, this seemingly impossible choice couldn't be further from our reality. For the price point there are more informative books out there that I think would be more productive for anyone in their panic years trying to figure out how to get it together. However, although this book is marketed for everyone I think it is a lot more transferable for those who are self employed or have their own management of their work load. There’s a few points I was able to take away from this so all in all wasn’t a waste of my time and even parts I couldn’t implement for myself I still find interesting to learn about. Reading this book has not only made a difference to how I use the Productivity Planner but more importantly to my week.