Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10525 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Synopsis
This book will change the way you think about your downtime. "132: Seize the days" is a wake-up call to raise awareness about the number of non-work days you actually have each year. Over one-third of your year is yours: this fun and interactive book encourages you to assess what you're doing with your free time, and offers ideas, tips and suggestions to help you make the most of it. Recharge, Reflect or just plain Escape - dedicated chapters help you decide, from desk-bound escapes to months long career breaks. It includes information on how to make the most of your time by Giving A Day Away. From unwinding, to travelling or learning a new skill, this book really will help you to seize the days!

Customer Reviews

dont buy unless your loaded
this book gives you a few good ideas on what to do with your spare time but the majority are for the rich, getting away to new york for a weekend or buggering of to some festival's around the world can only be acheived if you are rich. i was hoping for a more home based book which gave ideas on what to do on a boring sunday, not once in a life time opportunities. it is poorly set out and also dificult to read...it looks like an orange mobile phone instruction booklet.

A Wake Up Call for Everyone in the UK
This is a really unusual book. I can't decide whether I would classify it as travel or self-help - probably self-help through travel! It is a really neat little book, compact, colourful and well-designed. It is based on the premise that everybody in the UK has 132 days of free time in their year (104 weekend days plus minimum 20 days statutory holiday plus 8 days public holidays) and challenges you to do more with it. We're always hearing that we are 'time poor' but this book proves that we are not, and gives lots of different ideas for what you could do with all that free time. It starts with a brief questionnaire, so that you can work out whether you are a terminal workaholic, a carefree hedonist, or somewhere in between. It then gives lots of ideas as to how you can start small (make more of your lunch hour, hang out at the Apple store playing with the gadgets after work, invite a friend or partner to cocktails at a tiki bar), get out of your comfort zone (take up an exciting new hobby to meet different people or go to Fes for a long weekend with your lover), or think big (volunteer for eco-friendly projects in East Timor or take the overland route to Cairo). It's written in a really entertaining style, in bite-size chunks, and it is illustrated throughout with groovy little stick man and woman illustrations. I think this book will change my life for the better this year. Which is pretty good for a fiver!

Fun and inspirational
With lots of fun and inspirational ideas to get you out and actually doing something, this cheap and cheerful little book certainly gave me the kick up the bum I needed to help along my travel plans.
It gives ideas on varying scales, from things you can do in your lunch break at school or work to large scale projects, adventure holidays, volunteering opportunities and (for instance) month long treks.
Great if you're stuck in a rut or want some fresh travel ideas!