Quiet Quit & Fully Live

Over my 30-year career in government jobs (in the USAF, Veterans Hospital, and FDA) I learned an unsettling work reality: those that do poorly are “punished” with being given less work [people don’t want to depend upon or work with them] while those that have a reputation for doing good work are “rewarded” by being given yet more work. While this keeps us good workers very busy, it can quickly become overwhelming. Of necessity, I learned a number of tactics to cope with the escalating duties, many of which are very clearly laid out in this excellent book. What’s proposed here is truly effective. Plus, the points are proposed very realistically: noting the positives and negatives of various strategies plus their being options not necessarily applicable to all situations. The good news is that it is possible to fight back against the overwhelming tide of work to create a healthy balance in one’s life without necessarily being fired or overly offending one’s coworkers. I particularly liked the sections here on the following topics: how to tactfully say “no”; how to create and maintain healthy boundaries; what it really means to “work smarter”; the prioritization matrix for determining whether to “do, delegate, decide, or delete”; and the three key questions to answer before agreeing to a particular task. For anyone wanting to sort through their internal motivations for taking on extra work, this short book is a real eye-opener. Highly recommended!

People experience a fundamental transformation when they discover the freedom to not handle everything alone. Eliminating extra pressures creates space to concentrate on important pursuits. Energy that was previously drained by constant work can be redirected to personal passions, relationships, and rest. And instead of making a person less efficient, this change of pace oftentimes makes them feel more purposeful because when life is more in balance, work is more purposeful as well. This book refutes the notion that this type of sacrifice needs to be made. It resists the notion that working more always results in greater achievement, and instead demonstrates how it really results in burnout and resentment.

The book Quiet Quit & Fully Live caught my attention because it cover looked great and the format appears to be well done. It fit the criteria for the type of books I like to read and enjoyed reading it.

A transformative and empowering guide that helps readers reclaim their time, energy, and well-being through ethical disengagement. With practical strategies, personal insights, and actionable advice, this book teaches how to set boundaries, reduce burnout, and prioritize self-care while still achieving career success. Highly recommended!

This is an interesting book that will help people who work too much and don't know why. The keys include setting boundaries of how much, and what sort of, work you will do. Also: setting a goal of spending a decided amount of quality time with family or on your passions; using computer programs and online services to "automate" a lot of what you may be doing; delegating work where possible; and other topics. The book itself sets an example of limiting work: it is short (92 pages) but packs all the information into a readable and well-organized form.One explanation to potential readers: the subtitle includes "ethical disengagement." This doesn't mean disengagement from your ethics. It means disengagement, of a type that is ethical, from some parts of your work.