How we break : navigating the wear and tear of living / Vincent Deary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deary, Vincent, author.

Series:

Deary, Vincent. How to live trilogy ; 2.

[How to live trilogy] ; [2]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self.

Burn out (Psychology).

Fatigue.

Stress (Psychology).

Psychic trauma.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

xviii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.

Summary:

"Drawing on cutting-edge science and intimate personal stories, an essential and paradigm-shifting book for readers struggling with fatigue, burnout, stress, and trauma--and for all of us who sometimes feel like we have been pushed past our breaking point"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part one: Trembling. Many meetings

The body guard

The ambient hum of menace

Events

Arrhythmia

The rule book

Part two: Breaking. Rise and fall

To and fro

Reason's monsters ; Preoccupied

Are you sitting comfortably?

Exit strategies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780374172114

0374172110

OCLC:

1393203985