Some people love making New Year's Resolutions and some people . . . do not. For those of you who feel like you immediately fail at your self-improvement plans, check out some of the titles on this list! Encouraging things like sleeping, being lazy, and doing nothing, there is something on this list for everyone. Give yourself a break this year and cozy up with something relaxing and not too challenging.
If you are up for a challenge, you can always check out our Winter Reading Challenges starting January 13!
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The story of sleep : from A to Zzzz
by Daniel A. Barone "This book is designed to provide additional guidance for those who understand how critical sleep is to their health and who want to do all they can to improve the quality of their sleep. |
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How to keep house while drowning : a gentle approach to cleaning and organizing
by KC Davis A professional therapist offers support and tips for those struggling to maintain a clean house while struggling with issues such anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD or a lack of support. |
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Rest is resistance : a manifesto
by Tricia Hersey Rooted in spiritual energy and centered in black liberation, womanism and Afrofuturism, the founder of The Nap Ministry sheds new light on our troubled relationship with rest and how to imagine and dream our way to a future where rest is exalted– and a divine human right. |
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How to do nothing : resisting the attention economy
by Jenny Odell An award-winning strategic guide to restructuring the capitalist perspectives that define success today explains how to recognize one’s attention as an active resource that readers can deliberately refocus to arrive at more meaningful understandings of happiness and achievement. |
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Laziness does not exist : a defense of the exhausted, exploited, and overworked
by Devon Price A social psychologist uncovers the psychological basis of the "laziness lie," which originated with the Puritans and has ultimately created blurred boundaries between work and life with modern technologies and offers advice for not succumbing to societalpressure to "do more." |
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Who is wellness for? : an examination of wellness culture and who it leaves behind
by Fariha Râoisâin In this thought-provoking book, part memoir, part journalistic investigation, the acclaimed writer and poet, a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, reveals how wellness culture has become a luxury good built on the wisdom of Black, brown and Indigenous people—while ignoring and excluding them. |
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The power of not thinking : how our bodies learn and why we should trust them
by Simon Roberts Drawing upon an incredible range of cutting-edge science, real-life examples, and personal experience, Simon Roberts explores the complexity of even the simplest of tasks that humans perform every day and explains how, with a greater awareness of the processes at work, we can tap into our full potential and excel in any area of our lives. |
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Yoke : my yoga of self-acceptance
by Jessamyn Stanley The author of Every Body Yoga invites readers to find their own authentic “yoga of the everyday,” and learn to handle life's toughest moments with the same flexibility, strength, grounding energy, and core awareness found in a headstand or Tadasana or cobra pose. |