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Notes on a Nervous Planet

By: Matt Haig
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The world is messing with our minds.
Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index.
– How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad?
– How do we stay human in a technological world?
– How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious?
After experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, these questions became urgent matters of life and death for Matt Haig. And he began to look for the link between what he felt and the world around him. Notes on a Nervous Planet is a personal and vital look at how to feel happy, human and whole in the twenty-first century.

 Personal Development Psychology & Mental Health
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Critics' reviews

"Witty, honest and engaging . . . A worthy successor to Reasons to Stay Alive"
"An honest and human guide to coping with the modern world . . . Notes on a Nervous Planet is generous, sensible and timely. Reading it will probably be good for your mental health. Especially if you leave your smartphone in another room . . . Thought-provoking"
"Thought-provoking . . . [Haig's] hard-won wisdom asks us to think about how we can live in the present – and in so doing, he creates a wonderfully perceptive chronicle of life in the always-on social media age. A real-world guide to mindfulness"
"Beautiful, honest and wise" (FEARNE COTTON)
"Notes on a Nervous Planet is a fascinating look at the link between anxiety and the world we live in . . . [Haig is] one of our warmest, wittiest and wisest writers"
"Genius" (RUBY WAX)
"Haig’s bestseller Reasons to Stay Alive was an engaging self-help memoir which mined personal trauma for valuable life lessons. This follow-up is a rag-bag of personal experience, thoughts and feelings . . . some thought-provoking, some pertinent and important . . . He’s a smart operator who knows his readership and genuinely wants to help them . . . I reached the last page admiring the author’s inventive energy and insight" (Bel Mooney)
"Take Notes on a Nervous Planet twice daily, with or without food. The book is crammed with wisdom, insight, love and wit" (STEPHEN FRY)
"A primer for how to live in the present moment. This book will find grateful readers everywhere" (NIGELLA LAWSON)
"Matt Haig has written really something rather special here – the definitive user manual for your own head. It's a self-help book that – unusually for the genre – talks in sensible, practical terms not in vague aphorisms and allegories. Recommended for anyone who's ever wobbled, and that's all of us" (ADAM KAY)
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I really enjoy listening to this audiobook - it calmed me down every time I listened to it. I can highly recommend listening to it!!

This book is really comforting!

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very interesting and important topic. I enjoyed listening to him and he points out a lot of things that are going wrong and puts focus problems people barely seem to be aware of. what I was missing were more solutions on what you can do to deal with those issues. all mentioned advice was very general like "it's okay to cry", "love yourself" "turn off your phone" etc. I kind of expected a bit more practical advice, although becoming more aware is the most important and best step.

but still I strongly recommend to read/listen to it. it's important to be aware of the psychological/social pressure we are living in, to be able to identify when one is not feeling so good or is having problems.

also relaxing voice, nice to listen to.

important& interesting topics, solutions too short

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I loved his relaxed and conversational style of writing. Also his honesty and abundance of real life examples and tons of research. A very insightful and needed book for today! Read it and immediately put into practice the practical tips that speak to you personally. A very practical handbook on how to navigate our lives in this very digital and fast paced 21st century.

Excellent!

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After the Humans and Reasons to stay alive,this book was like having a last resume of what Matt Haig wants to communicate to the world. He is also a really good narrator. I'm really thankful that he wrote this

Every human should read this!

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