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Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
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I was left feeling a bit confused after finishing this book. The title implies the book is about burn-out and how to solve your stress etc, but in reality the book was only about burnout and how to actaully handle stress for 10%, while the other 90% was filled with feministic chatter about how the patriarchy has caused your burnout or stress if you are a female-identifying person.
In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with books about feminism, the patriarchy and how they may or may not affect stress and burnout in women, but if I pick up a book that’s called “Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle”, I don’t want to read about the patriarchy. I want to read about stress, and burnout, and maybe a small chapter about how the patriarchy may affect those things in women, but not 90% of the book devoted to that subject.
Nevertheless, the book was relatively enjoyable and easy to read, and I enjoyed the short TLDR sections at the end of every chapter to give a quick summary of everything that was discussed in the book.
In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with books about feminism, the patriarchy and how they may or may not affect stress and burnout in women, but if I pick up a book that’s called “Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle”, I don’t want to read about the patriarchy. I want to read about stress, and burnout, and maybe a small chapter about how the patriarchy may affect those things in women, but not 90% of the book devoted to that subject.
Nevertheless, the book was relatively enjoyable and easy to read, and I enjoyed the short TLDR sections at the end of every chapter to give a quick summary of everything that was discussed in the book.
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Feb 27, 2020 09:22PM
We can’t separate mental health experiences from the context/backdrop in which they take place. The historic and systemic oppression of women is hugely important in discussing the mental and emotional wellbeing of those women.
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@Sarah Of course. But devoting almost the whole book to that is not correct either. I think the book could have used a bit more balance. But to each their own!
Emma, I agree with you, a more honest title would have been "Burnout: How the Patriarchy Fuels the Stress of Women and What to do about it."
Completely agree with this review.
This review is spot-on! Rather than any meaningful, actionable advice or wisdom, it's almost entirely a rant against the patriarchy.
Hi, i understand what you are saying and wasalso taken aback at first by the patriarchy
discussion.. but then I looked at the synopsis
and clearly they meant it that way. It is our
mistake not to read the synopsis beforehand.
I still found a lot of useful tips in this book nonetheless.
(Sorry for my english, not my first language)
Here are the sections of the synopsis which I'm
referring to:
This groundbreaking book explains why women
experience burnout differently than men-and
provides a simple, science-based plan to help
women minimize stress, manage emotions, and
live a more joyful life.
How can you live happily and healthily in a sexist world that is constantly telling you you’re too fat, too needy, too noisy, and too selfish?
I agree - my frustration with the authors was that they seemed to say yes to everything their publisher said to do in order to sell the book. "Make this book the 'Bridgerton' of self-help books! Make sure to use trendy language! Appeal to the inner 15-year old inside every woman who will eventually wear pink to see a Barbie movie!" Like Emily Nagoski, I graduated from Indiana University. I feel like this book watered down the education she got at IU.
