Plot:

In Stress Less, Accomplish More Emily Fletcher shares an ancient meditation technique designed for busy lives. The focus of the practice is stress relief, mental clarity and improved productivity, so it’s perfect for the fast pace of modern life. This style of meditation was developed specifically for people with a lot of demands on their time – those with busy jobs, lives and families – and so it has been designed to work anywhere, anytime. All you need is somewhere to sit, a little training and a few minutes to yourself.

Review:

The author spends a good chunk of the book explaining why stress is bad. This isn’t all that interesting. We all know why. We hear it all the time and what are we supposed to do with this information? If you’re me, you tend to stress about being stressed. The author also spends a great deal of time explaining how her method will not only help you feel better, but can also actively make you richer! And if you don’t believe her, let’s read all these inserted testimonials from “actual” clients!

The entire “secret” is about four pages long. It’s just one chapter out of the entire book and it’s smack bang in the middle. So we had all this build up for this teeny, tiny actual bite of information. But I was on board so I went with it. I started meditating her way. Which is to say, you don’t really meditate. And this is fantastic, because I don’t know about you, but I’ve tried meditation before and I can’t sit still that long. I’m thinking of how my feet hurt or what if someone sees me meditating and what does meditation mean? What does life mean? What is life?

But this method of meditation is really just sort of “thinking”. You focus on your surroundings. The loudest things you can hear, smell, taste, feel, etc. And then also the smallest things. I already knew a lot of this, so this felt like a bit of a lecture for something so small that could have been summed up in a blog post.

So I think this novel would suit those that have absolutely no clue on the topic.

2/5 Stars