Sinopsis
Effort Is Overrated is a collection of sixty-four short parables, each piece using ordinary objects, quiet absurdities, and moral misfires to question the modern habit of treating strain as proof of worth. Interspersed throughout the book are stark, woodcut-style illustrations that echo the parables’ restraint, using simple forms and deliberate contrast to reinforce the humor and underlying tension of each piece. Written in a dry, humane voice that favors clarity over consolation, the book explores work, attention, identity, and virtue without offering instructions or improvement plans, allowing humor and paradox to do the work instead. The result is a compact, reflective volume meant to be read slowly, opened at random, or returned to whenever the urge to justify exhaustion begins to feel suspicious.
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Effort is Overrated
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Effort is Overrated (Paperback)
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Effort Is Overrated is a collection of sixty-four short parables, each piece using ordinary objects, quiet absurdities, and moral misfires to question the modern habit of treating strain as proof of worth. Interspersed throughout the book are stark, woodcut-style illustrations that echo the parables' restraint, using simple forms and deliberate contrast to reinforce the humor and underlying tension of each piece. Written in a dry, humane voice that favors clarity over consolation, the book explores work, attention, identity, and virtue without offering instructions or improvement plans, allowing humor and paradox to do the work instead. The result is a compact, reflective volume meant to be read slowly, opened at random, or returned to whenever the urge to justify exhaustion begins to feel suspicious. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798247645696
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