Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig is a thought-provoking and insightful book that examines the ways modern life and technology contribute to anxiety and stress, offering reflections and practical advice on how to navigate and find peace in a fast-paced, interconnected world.
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Book Blurb
The world is messing with our minds.
Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index.
– How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad?
– How do we stay human in a technological world?
– How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious?
After experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, these questions became urgent matters of life and death for Matt Haig. And he began to look for the link between what he felt and the world around him.
Notes on a Nervous Planet is a personal and vital look at how to feel happy, human and whole in the twenty-first century.
About the Author
Matt Haig is an author and journalist who has sold more than a million books in the UK. He’s passionate about mental health and his books often reflect that.
Matt Haig has written several nonfiction books, as well as fiction novels aimed at both children and adults. His novel, The Midnight Library was awarded the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction.
He has also won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been nominated three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children and young adults.
What to read next
If you enjoyed this book, I would also recommend reading more of Matt Haig’s non-fiction books. You may also be interested in reading one of Matt Haig’s fiction novels such as The Humans and How to Stop Time.
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