Overwhelmed by Brigid Schulte Summary
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In "Overwhelmed," Brigid Schulte exposes how our toxic busyness culture steals our time. Named among Washington Post's Top 50 Nonfiction Books, it challenges: What if working less actually makes you more productive? Medical professionals cite it as essential reading for combating burnout.
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The Overwhelm: Modern Life's Hidden Crisis
Imagine waking up at 6 a.m. to your phone buzzing with work emails, your child crying in the next room, and your mental to-do list already scrolling like endless movie credits. This is "the Overwhelm" that Brigid Schulte brilliantly captures in her groundbreaking work. We're living in an age of what she calls "time confetti" - our days shattered into tiny, unsatisfying shards that never add up to meaningful time. Unlike previous generations with clearer boundaries between work and home, today we navigate constant mental pollution, with thoughts of unfinished tasks contaminating potentially restorative moments. When time-use researcher John Robinson claimed modern Americans have about 30 hours of leisure weekly, Schulte was incredulous. Her life felt like perpetual breathless rushing. To test his theory, she kept meticulous time diaries, discovering a profound disconnect between how time is measured by researchers and how it's experienced by actual humans. Robinson counted activities like reading a newspaper as "leisure," while Schulte experienced them as obligations. Even moments with her children were contaminated by mental checklists of undone tasks. This "contaminated time" - when your body is present but your mind is elsewhere - characterizes modern life, especially for working parents.
Busyness: The New Status Symbol
The Shrinking Brain
The Outdated Workplace
The Stalled Gender Revolution
Reclaiming Our Time
Finding Time Serenity
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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