CHAPTER 4

The ‘perfect illusion’ – chasing a stress-free existence

In the first chapter of this second part of the book, we’re going to:

  • Reveal the real cause and exacerbating factors of your busyness and stress.
  • Show you how you can start to become less stressed and less busy with just a few simple insights and techniques.
  • Help you understand how your relationship with your busyness is actually the real problem to address rather than expecting the world around you to change.

Sorry to break it to you so suddenly like this, but if you’re hoping to find something that will suddenly make you become purely and constantly stress-free – maybe once you’ve got all your chores done or got that perfect job, cash in the bank, given face time to Facebook ...

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