{"product_id":"lean-out-isbn-9780525610915","title":"Lean Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Travel to the land of Couldn't Be More Timely.\"--Margaret Atwood on \u003ci\u003eLean Out\u003c\/i\u003e, in the \u003ci\u003eWest End Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What begins as one woman's critique of our culture of overwork and productivity ultimately becomes an investigation into our most urgent problems: vast inequality, loneliness, economic precarity, and isolation from the natural world. Henley punctures the myths of the meritocracy in a way few writers have. This is an essential book for our time.\" --Mandy Len Catron, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Fall in Love with Anyone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply personal and informed reflection on the modern world--and why so many feel disillusioned by it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2016, journalist Tara Henley was at the top of her game working in Canadian media. She had traveled the world, from Soweto to Bangkok and Borneo to Brooklyn, interviewing authors and community leaders, politicians and Hollywood celebrities. But when she started getting chest pains at her desk in the newsroom, none of that seemed to matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe health crisis--not cardiac, it turned out, but anxiety--forced her to step off the media treadmill and examine her life and the stressful twenty-first century world around her. Henley was not alone; North America was facing an epidemic of lifestyle-related health problems. And yet, the culture was continually celebrating the elite few who thrived in the always-on work world, those who perpetually leaned in. Henley realized that if we wanted innovative solutions to the wave of burnout and stress-related illness, it was time to talk to those who had leaned out. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir, part travelogue, and part investigation,\u003ci\u003e Lean Out\u003c\/i\u003e tracks Henley's journey from the heart of the connected city to the fringe communities that surround it. From early retirement enthusiasts in urban British Columbia to moneyless men in rural Ireland, Henley uncovers a parallel track in which everyday citizens are quietly dropping out of the mainstream and reclaiming their lives from overwork. Underlying these disparate movements is a rejection of consumerism, a growing appetite for social contribution, and a quest for meaningful connection in this era of extreme isolation and loneliness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she connects the dots between anxiety and overwork, Henley confronts the biggest issues of our time.“\u003ci\u003eLean Out \u003c\/i\u003erang so true for me, and gave me the permission I needed to say no to two assignments that normally I would just say yes to—because I’m terrified of missing a single opportunity, of appearing ungrateful, and falling behind. Adrenaline can play a role in keeping us alive, but it’s no way to live. Beautifully written, brimming with insight and reassurance—I’m so grateful for this book.” \u003cbr\u003e –Olivia Sudjic, author of \u003ci\u003eExposure\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Provocative and convincing.\" — Winnipeg Free PressTara Henley is a Canadian writer and broadcaster. Over the past two decades, her work has appeared on CBC television, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe L.A. Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as dozens of other publications across the country and around the world. She currently works as a producer at CBC Radio and has a books column in \u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“What do you do when the work you love tastes like dust?” \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I first heard this question in an airy newsroom in Vancouver, during a downpour in February of 2016. TED was in town, and I was watching a YouTube talk on burnout from TV mogul Shonda Rhimes. I had pitched a segment on this phenomenon for our morning radio show the next day, and was busy trying to track down an expert to talk about the global epidemic of overwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Watching the video, it dawned on me that Rhimes’s story was actually my own. And that her question couldn’t have come at a better time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I was forty years old, and had been working at breakneck speed for fifteen years. I had traveled the world, from Soweto to Bangkok and Paris to Brooklyn, interviewing authors and community leaders, rappers and philanthropists, politicians and Hollywood celebrities. I had trekked the jungles of Borneo. Visited Buckingham Palace. Experienced the thrill of sitting down with Beyoncé. And of debating with Kanye West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But in that moment, none of it seemed to matter. I was hunched over my desk, holding my torso, racked by chest pains that I was trying—and failing—to ignore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e My drive, always my greatest asset, suddenly felt like a dangerous liability.","brand":"Appetite by Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300927983845,"sku":"NP9780525610915","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525610915.jpg?v=1767731230","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lean-out-isbn-9780525610915","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}