Kate Northrup - Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women

Praise forDo Less

In Do Less, Kate uses her signature, crystal clear wisdom to insist that we stop wearing busyness as a badge of honor and begin to claim our time, our peace, our lives. Then she shows us how. I inhaled Do Less and as I finished, I found myself breathing easier. Important book, perfect timing. Glennon Doyle, founder of Together Rising and author of #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior

If you want off the Im so busy/Im so tired train while making even more of an impact at work and at home, this is your ticket. Melissa Hartwig Urban, Whole30 co-founder and CEO, New York Times best-selling author, and single mom

Do Less had me from the very first page. Its message and method are game changers. Kate Northrup has written the new manifesto for how to claim your birthright of peace, health, and sanity in a world that teaches us just the opposite. This book is a must read for just about everyone. Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of Womens Bodies, Womens Wisdom and Mother Daughter Wisdom

From the moment I opened up Do Less, my heart was put at ease. As a new mother, I am so grateful for the road map Kate lays out to make women more happy and full of joy. Vani Hari, New York Times best-selling author and founder of FoodBabe.com

As a recovering doer and as a psychiatrist who has witnessed the grave consequences of a life dictated by masculine principles of achievement, I will go so far as to say this book is essential reading for any woman in the feminine reclamation process. Kelly Brogan, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of A Mind of Your Own

Do Less is here to help us honor our cyclical, nonlinear nature and redefine productivity. Were already wired with power and wisdom; rather than telling us what to do, Kate invites us to choose where to focus and when to rest, why to ask new questions, and how to nourish our intuition in order to arrive at the answers. Thank you, Kate, for this heartfelt, witty, and real map to doing less and loving more. Elena Brower, author of Practice You and Art of Attention

Kate Northrups new book is a fabulous, paradigm-shifting guide for women who are ready to bring rest and rhythms back into their liveswhile thriving creatively and earning a living as well. Tara Mohr, author Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead

I inhaled this book because it illuminates a language about women and work that Ive lived by without realizing it. Ive never felt more validated or less alone in the way I do work as a woman in the world. Meggan Watterson, best-selling author of The Divine Feminine Oracle

Working moms need all the support they can get these days. This book is a practical, loving guide that helps women see their true worth, which changes the game for them financially, in relationships, and in every other facet of their lives. Farnoosh Torabi, best-selling author of When She Makes More and host of the So Money podcast

Kate Northrup has written one of the most relatable, current, and savvy books for this new era of womanhood. For every woman who is trying to do it all without doing herself in, Kate has provided you with a trustworthy loving road map: do less! Kimberly Ann Johnson, author of The Fourth Trimester

The best way to describe Do Less is that it feels like a long, continuous, joyful exhale. I found myself nodding, and smiling, and even whispering an audible yes while reading. Im a mother-of-five and a hustler by nature, and what I hadnt realized before reading this book was how much Ive been longing for permission to step back from that hustle. Kate lays out beautifully all the many ways we can be successful as nurturers while staying in total alignment with our natural rhythms (not in spite of them). Do Less is a gift to women. Rebekah Borucki, mother, author, and meditation guide

Do Less is an invitation to a simpler, more peaceful life of discipline and abundance. I am a firm believer of being above doing, but sometimes the demands of the modern world make it challenging to manifest from a place of stillness. The blueprint that Kate lays out for success is clear, accessible, and easy to implement. Like an old friend who truly wants you to succeed, Kate speaks with transparency, generosity, and affection. Yaya DaCosta, actor

Do Less is a love letter to self. It is a gentle intervention and reminder that we are all enough. Kates words on self-care and quality over quantity are a nurturing balm and an act of resistance all in one. Do Less is a handbook for those of us who are seeking to show up for our loved ones and for ourselves in the most fruitful and present way. Brandi Sellers-Jackson, creator of Not So Private Parts and birth and postpartum doula

Also by Kate Northrup

Money: A Love Story: Untangle Your Financial Woes and Create the Life You Really Want

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Copyright 2019 by Kate Northrup

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com

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Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Cover design: Amy Grigoriou Interior design: Bryn Starr Best

Interior graphics: Freedom Family LLC

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The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-5498-7

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4019-5501-4

e-book ISBN: 978-1-4019-5500-7

For my daughters,
Penelope and Ruby.
May you always know
how valuable you are,
no matter what
you do.

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A Note from the Author on This Revised Edition

When Do Less first came out, the subtitle said it was for Busy Moms. To be honest, even as we chose the subtitle, it didnt feel like it. But with a toddler, a newborn, and a husband struggling with a chronic illness, I had to take my own advice by doing less obsessing and just moving forward with what we had.

After the first edition of this book came out in April 2019, I began hearing from tons of people who werent mothers but resonated deeply with the message. It made me wonder,