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ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Connell, Fergus, PUBLISHER: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, A bright, subversive self-help book that asks a lot ong>ofong> interesting questions about life and work and provides even more interesting answers Remember ong>theong> good old days ong>ofong> leisure ong>timeong> and guaranteed pension benefits--when working a nine-ong>toong>-five job meant working from 9:00 AM ong>toong> 5:00 PM, with an hour lunch break? For those ong>ofong> us old enough ong>toong> have lived in those halcyon days, ong>theong> days before work burnout, sixty-plus hour work weeks and chronic fears ong>ofong> having our jobs outsourced, it all seems like a distant dream. What if you could recapture ong>theong> feeling ong>ofong> control, ease and security ong>ofong> those days, and again become ong>yourong> own man or woman? Well, you can, and this book song>howong>s you ong>howong>.Covers overload and burn out, maintaining work/life balance, ong>theong> philosophy ong>ofong> action, decision making, work-sharing and ong>theong> social implications ong>ofong> ong>toong>iling 'til you dropMakes a ong>powerong>ful case that learning when and ong>howong> ong>toong> say no is ong>theong> life skill you need ong>theong> most in lifePacked with practical tips on ong>howong> ong>toong> get more from ong>lessong>, manage ong>yourong> ong>timeong> better and separate ong>theong> work that works from ong>theong> work that hurtsFull ong>ofong> entertaining quotes, revolutionary ideas, fun illustrations and disturbing statistics that will have you questioning ong>theong> status quo in new ways