Working Hard, Hardly Working

From a young entrepreneur shaking up the business world comes a book about why productivity and self-care aren't on opposing sides, and how to find the balance we all need.THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Excellent.' The Times'Offers a fresh take on how to create your own balance, be more productive and feel fulfilled in the high-pressure social media age.' Cosmopolitan, 12 BEST NEW BOOKS TO READ'Serves some serious inspiration for the business-minded.' Bustle, TOP DEBUT BOOKS OF 2021'Pinpoints and unpacks the confusing and impossible messages we are all fed about modern work, how we are supposedly meant to be "nailing" all areas of our life all at once.' Emma Gannon'Essential reading for anyone who takes their working life seriously.' Anna Codrea-Rado____We all know the pressure of feeling like we should be grinding 24/7 while simultaneously being told that we should 'just relax' and take care of ourselves, like we somehow have to decide between success and sanity. But in today's complex working world, where every hobby can be a hustle and social media is the lens through which we view ourselves and others, this seemingly impossible choice couldn't be further from our reality.In Working Hard, Hardly Working, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed 'lazy workaholic' Grace Beverley challenges this unrealistic and unnecessary split, and offers a fresh take on how to create your own balance, be more productive and feel fulfilled.Insightful, curious and refreshingly honest, Working Hard, Hardly Working will make you reflect on what you want from your life and work - and then help you chart your path to get there.____A BOOK TO HELP YOU-Create your own Productivity Method- Work smart and do more of what you loveMake your routine work for you- Optimise your habits and reap the benefitsUnderstand your value- Get into your flow and enjoy your everydayEngage in effective self-care- How stepping back can help you move forwards____Real comments from Grace's readers-'A truly important read''A refreshing and honest perspective I could really relate to''You should read this book!''So well-informed, funny and REAL''I got so much out of this lovely book''Incredibly wise, practically helpful and inspirational''A really helpful and insightful book''Every single person can benefit from this book''You will not regret buying this book'A #1 Sunday Times bestseller, April 2021

“Grace is the inspiring, young entrepreneur energy that we need in our lives.”

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Serves some serious inspiration for the business-minded. Bustle
Offers a fresh take on how to create your own balance, be more productive and feel fulfilled in the high-pressure social media age. Cosmopolitan
Pinpoints and unpacks the confusing and impossible messages we are all fed about modern work, how we are supposedly meant to be "nailing" all areas of our life all at once. I'm a big advocate of defining success for yourself, which is exactly what this book helps readers do. EMMA GANNON, author of The Multi-Hyphen Method
Essential reading for anyone who takes their working life seriously. Anna Codrea-Rado, author & co-host of Is This Working?
As she makes clear in her excellent new book, Working Hard, Hardly Working: How to Achieve More, Stress Less and Feel Fulfilled - which she characteristically wrote while running two businesses - twentysomethings are in fact far more obsessed with productivity than their predecessors. And it's not always healthy. The Times
A new blueprint for our current work environment ... Beverley's book investigates what it means to truly work hard and why we feel that unless we're up working till 2 a.m. and not getting enough sleep, we're not working hard enough. Pop Sugar
A new productivity blueprint. Cosmopolitan
Motivating whatever stage you're at. Stella, 'Five empowering reads by (and about) inspiring, trailblazing women’
Full of practical advice and techniques to help avoid burnout, its honest approach is a welcome oneto help you reflect on what you want from life and work. Woman's Own

London's Young Entrepreneur of the Year (NatWest GBEA) and founder of sustainable style brand TALA and fitness tech brand Shreddy, Grace Beverley is a successful female entrepreneur shaking up the business world, with a global digital reach of over 1.5 million. By the age of just twenty-three, Grace had been named first in Forbes' 30-under-30 retail and e-commerce list, graduated from Oxford University, and attained a Sustainable Business accreditation from Harvard Business School. Grace's inspiring drive to accelerate the slow-fashion space and provide the blueprint for aspiring entrepreneurs has led to features in Drapers, Forbes, CEO Today, VOGUE Business and Business Insider.

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