Good Burdens
Why did the world take up bread baking during the pandemic? We were seeking out creative contributions to make meaning in the midst of global upheaval. We learned to play instruments. Checked on neighbours. Volunteered. Planted gardens. Wrote letters. We began noticing and nurturing the relationships and activities that bring meaning and joy. We took up good burdens.
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“Once again Christina Crook shows us that the one thing we shouldn’t miss out on is her heartfelt, soulful thoughts on where we can tap into the joy around us.”
–David Sax, author of The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter
“A beautiful and inspiring book. Good Burdens is a template for how we can all flourish in today's wired world.”
–Carley Knobloch, Tech Expert, TODAY Show
Good Burdens
What if there was a simple shift in thinking that could eliminate digital stress, reconnect us to the real world and give greater meaning to our lives?
Award-winning author Christina Crook reveals there is, and it’s in reach of all of us. In her new book, GOOD BURDENS: How to Live Joyfully in the Digital Age and top podcast, the JOMO(cast), Crook offers concrete solutions for flourishing in the digital age.
In thoughtful prose, GOOD BURDENS, Christina Crook's insightful follow up to the acclaimed The Joy of Missing Out, builds on her pioneering work in digital well-being, pinpointing how and why we hide and distract ourselves online. GOOD BURDENS is a powerful reckoning for an unchecked technological zeitgeist palliating us with frictionless convenience and comfortable distractions that divert our attention from life-giving experiences and our ultimate goals.
Crook advocates for a realignment of our energies, online and off, towards effortful pursuits - cultivating relationships, community, and creative projects that bring lasting joy. But GOOD BURDENS is more than actionable advice—it’s also a lively intellectual tour of this simple yet powerful idea, introducing readers to social media gurus, offline rebels, academics and everyday heroes who have embraced the joy of missing out on the right things to make space for good burdens.
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“Good Burdens won’t teach you to break up with your phone or pawn off cheap life hacks to prove you can get more things done. Instead, you’re going to learn how to stop living life on autopilot and start living a life so wild and good, so brimming with joy, that your screens dim in comparison.”
