The Book of Do-ness: 234.5 Ideas to Beat Your Daily Laziness - Hardcover

Van De Ven, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9063694512 ISBN 13: 9789063694517

Publisher: BIS Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Tired of looking at your screen? Well get off your ass and DO something! We’re spending so many hours a day watching TV, gaming, scrolling through timelines on social media and asking Google the weirdest questions. We’ve almost forgotten what it’s like to actually DO things. And that’s where this book comes in. 'The Book of Do-ness' is a very funny, practical and (un)useful guide for all the people out there who have the urge to spend less time being digital but who need a little nudge in the right direction. The last decade has seen great change. We’ve entered the Digital Age. New products are released every day. It’s become unthinkable to live without our digital equipment. And that’s a good thing! We can entertain ourselves and communicate in so many more and exciting ways. It has made our lives easier, more fun and even more social. But there’s a downside. Nowadays, we spend way too many hours a day behind a screen. This book is written for all the people who would like to spend less time digitally, but need that little bit of help in finding new ideas to do so. With these ideas you’ll never get bored, and hopefully it will train your ability to think a little differently when it comes to DOing things. It’s easy and fun, and you might even become more sociable after reading it… This is also your invitation to join The First International Screenless Day! Click here for more info about this event.

About this title

About the Author

Sara van de Ven is the Assistant Publisher and the PR & Publicity Manager for BIS Publishers. She studied Concepts & Brands, with a minor in Visual Culture, at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. She’s also a freelance Graphic Designer, picture editor and loves to write funny short stories. In the last few years Sara has become fascinated with man’s digital addiction. When she started looking more closely at how people around her use digital equipment, she realised she was just as addicted as everyone else. After talking to friends and family about why our phone, laptop and tv are almost our best friends nowadays, she felt that the world needs a good old fashioned reality check. She came up with the most ‘normal’ things to do without using a screen and unknowingly started writing 'The Book of Do-ness'.

From the Back Cover

Tired of looking at your screen? Well, get off your butt and DO something! We spend so many hours a day behind screens. We watch TV, play games, scroll through timelines on our social media pages, or ask Google the weirdest questions. We might sometimes forget how it feels to actually DO things! And that's where this book comes in. 'The Book of Do-ness' is a funny, practical and (un)useful guide for all the people out there who feel the urge to spend less time in the digital realms but who need a little nudge in the right direction.

The last decade has brought unprecedented change. We've entered the Digital Age. New products are released every day. It's become unthinkable to live without our digital equip¬ment. Which is a good thing! We can enter¬tain ourselves and communicate in so many more and exciting ways. It has made our lives easier, more fun and even more social. But there's a downside. We spend so many hours a day behind a screen that we almost forget what it's like to actually DO things.

With these two hundred and thirty four and a half ideas you'll never get bored, and hope¬fully it will train your ability to think a little differently when it comes to DOing things. It's easy and fun, and you might even become more sociable after using it...

Sara van de Ven is the assistant publis¬her and the PR & Publicity manager for BIS Publishers. She studied Concepts & Brands, with a minor in Visual Culture, at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. She's also a freelance Graphic Designer, picture editor and loves to write funny short stories.

Edition details

• Publisher: BIS Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9063694512
• ISBN 13: 9789063694517
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240