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Corporate America has programmed people to HUSTLE! BE THE BEST! ACHIEVE! MAKE MORE MONEY!!! for so long that they now need to pay someone to come and teach us how to relax, enjoy the moment and be happy again.

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[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know someone who can fix all of their stuff, and they can't understand that book.

[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's not really about the motorcycle maintenance

[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the motorcycle maintenance is used as a metaphor for attending to one's own needs

[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I can't tell if I'm being trolled or not.

[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

That is the essential premise of the book. It's not a book that teaches you how to fix motorcycles it's a book that teaches you how to find mindfulness while doing work that is familiar to you.

[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

nope, totally genuine! the book explicitly states that actually