Do Pause: You Are Not A To Do List

There is more to life than getting things done

Machines are designed to run constantly; people aren't. Our coping mechanisms are meditation apps, weekend breaks and annual holidays, but things soon revert. To prosper, we need a more sustainable approach -- an ability to pause.

Do Pause looks at the importance of this subtle yet powerful idea to communication, creativity, relationships -- as well as our wellbeing and sanity. With practical tools to help you create new habits or make more significant lifestyle choices, you'll discover ways to:

• Reset and regenerate
• Deepen your thinking and experiences
• Take back control of your time
• Reconnect with other people - and yourself

From taking a breath to taking a sabbatical, a pause can be many things. And the good news is, even just a small pause every now and again can make a real and lasting difference.

“'Tom is one of the most generous and soulful cooks I have ever met. He makes cooking dinner outside on a fire, or baking amazing bread, seem natural and easy. Simple ingredients become incredible family meals. Tom's cooking is inclusive, inspired, spirited and downright delicious. I'll be cooking from this book for years. I can't wait to get outside and try them.' - Anna Jones, cook and bestselling author A Modern Way to Eat 'A hymn to conviviality and sharing deliciously simple food with family and friends.' - The Idler'Who said cooking can only happen in the kitchen? Tom Herbert shares ways to create meals in the fresh air...and shows you how to use embers, hot stones and buried pots to make tasty treats including sourdough doughnuts and Dutch oven bonfire casseroles.' - Country Homes and Interiors”

"Even a briefest moment of idle time, or pauses, are important says Robert Poynton, author of Do Pause: You are not a To Do list" - The Washington Post

"Most self-help guides give you tips to cram more into your life. But Do Pause will ensure the reverse - that you get more out of your life. Pressing the pause button is the key to being happier and healthier" - Inspire, Daily Mail

"Robert Poynton's incisive new book...encourages us to make a little more time for pauses in our lives." - The Essential Journal

"What an excellent book this is. Warm, wise and explains how you literally create time." - Nick Parker, author & illustrator

Robert Poynton lives in an off-grid, solar-powered house just outside the small town of Arenas de San Pedro in rural Spain. By way of contrast, he also spends a significant amount of time in Oxford, where he is an Associate Fellow of the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. His work there is practical not academic - he designs and runs executive education programs, helping senior leaders understand and work with complex change, via a playful approach developed from improvisational theatre. Many of his friends regard his entire career as one long pause. He is also the author of Do Improvise (Do Books, 2013) and Do Conversation (Do Books, 2024).

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