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How to Let Things Go

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Free yourself up for what matters most

Step away from life’s mounting pressures and free yourself up for what matters most. 
 
Amid the relentless cycle of news, social media, emails, and texts, it can be hard to know when, if ever, we can step away. Renowned monk Shunmyo Masuno offers us a radical message: we can leave it all be. HOW TO LET THINGS GO teaches us how to:<ul><li>Lesson #15: remember that social media is a tool and nothing more</li><li>Lesson #40: think of letting things go not as throwing them away, but setting them free</li><li>Lesson #90: take more breaks the busier you become</li></ul> 
With these and 96 other practical tips, we can abandon the futile pursuit of controlling everything in our lives and unlock the key to a calmer and more fulfilling life.

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Think of letting things go as setting them free. 
 Amid the relentless cycle of news, social media, emails and texts, it can be hard to know when, if ever, you can take a break. In this insightful book, renowned Zen Buddhist monk, Shunmyo Masuno, offers us a radical message: sometimes the best thing you can do is nothing at all. 
 
You will learn 99 empowering tips and truths that will help you ease the pressure, including how to say no and accept that you cannot do what you cannot do, that social media is a tool and nothing more, that decisions should be made in the light of day – not rushed into – and that we should take more breaks the busier we become.How to Let Things Go will teach you how to relinquish control and find a way to a calmer, more fulfilling life. 
© Shunmyo Masuno 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Shunmyo Masuno, the head priest of a 450 year old Zen Buddhist temple in Japan, is the author of the international bestsellers, Don’t Worry and The Art of Simple Living, as well as being an award-winning Zen garden designer for clients around the world. He is a Professor of Environmental Design at one of Japan’s leading art schools and has lectured widely, including at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cornell University, and Brown University.

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