Notes On A Nervous Planet

A follow-up to Matt Haig's internationally bestselling memoir, Reasons _x000D_ to Stay Alive, a broader look at how modern life feeds our anxiety, and _x000D_ how to live a better life. The societies we live in are increasingly _x000D_ making our minds ill, making it feel as though the way we live is _x000D_ engineered to make us unhappy. When Matt Haig developed panic disorder, _x000D_ anxiety, and depression as an adult, it took him a long time to work out_x000D_ the ways the external world could impact his mental health in both _x000D_ positive and negative ways. Notes on a Nervous Planet collects his _x000D_ observations, taking a look at how the various social, commercial and _x000D_ technological "advancements" that have created the world we now live in _x000D_ can actually hinder our happiness. Haig examines everything from broader_x000D_ phenomena like inequality, social media, and the news; to things closer_x000D_ to our daily lives, like how we sleep, how we exercise, and even the _x000D_ distinction we draw between our minds and our bodies.