The Book of Un-Help, by
John Second the First

We live in the age of "Peak Optimization." We are grinding, hustling, and tracking every sleep cycle. Yet, we are more exhausted than ever. We have misunderstood the road to mastery.Playfulness is a powerful state of mind. It is the state of the eagle floating on the wind. The eagle does not flap its wings in a panic, screaming about its quarterly targets. The eagle simply rides the thermal. It is effortless. And because it is effortless, it is deadly effective.True mastery requires play.
In this book, we prove it again and again through the lives of history's giants in every field possible: Einstein, Tarantino, Bolt, Mark Twain, Dali, Carlsen. They prove that shedding anxiety and adding play is not only a superior, more fun way of living, but also a way to float past everyone still banging their heads against the wall.

Play isn’t childish. It’s powerful. This book shows how.