{"product_id":"how-to-be-less-useful-9780593803189","title":"How to Be Less Useful","description":"\u003cb\u003eA delightful book about reclaiming pleasure in mid-life—a potent mix of self-help and memoir, from one of today’s wittiest, wisest voices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A hilarious chillout manual for cool people who want to be more than their appointments and obligations.” —Samantha Irby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have done everything right, and I have missed everything.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink about what we choose to cut out or overlook as we approach the deep end of adulthood: Dessert. Naps. Pretty underwear. Sweaty dancing. “Pointless” hangs with the people we love most. And then, activities that used to be fun somehow lose their luster, usually in the decade between thirty and forty: summer vacation (exhaustion), stay-in-touch texting (bandwidth), finding the perfect restaurant (the algorithm). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen did our lives become entirely about efficiency and optimization?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePriyanka Mattoo shares her journey toward being less useful, delivering life lessons without an ounce of preachiness or pressure. She looks at where pleasure begins and what it serves. Did you know karaoke can cure a stomachache? Or that Paddington Bear is a stealth lifestyle guru? Or that nobody actually asked you to do that labor-intensive thing you begrudgingly did? With self-deprecating humor, devastating insight, and bracing honesty, Priyanka shows us how to step out of the grind as a friend, as a partner, even as a parent, and welcome joy back into our lives without burning it all down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if, instead of being useful, we could all learn how to be happier, lighter, more present, more engaged? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefreshingly funny and sparklingly astute, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Less Useful\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for our current moment.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62341572886915,"sku":"9780593803189","price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780593803189.jpg?v=1786150646","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/how-to-be-less-useful-9780593803189","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}