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The Lazy Guru's Guide to Life: The Mindful Art of Achieving More by Doing Less Hardcover – 19 May 2016

by Laurence Shorter (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 52 ratings

The Lazy Guru is a guide to effortless living.

Based on the ancient principles of mindfulness, this beautifully illustrated and relaxing guide will make life flow just the way it should. Using simple tools and techniques, the Lazy Guru will teach you how to achieve more by doing less. This guide includes:

Beditating instead of meditating
Letting go of stressful 'shoulds'
Learning to use the self-organising principle
Creating space in your work and at home

A happier and richer life is possible for everyone using the techniques in this life-changing book. So embrace your inner Lazy Guru and release the stress and anxiety of the modern world.

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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
  4. Publication date
    19 May 2016
  5. Reading age
    16 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    15.4 x 2.4 x 18.5 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1409160890
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1409160892
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About the Author

LAURENCE SHORTER is an author, leadership coach and stand-up comedian. In his quest to attain true happiness, he has performed a one-man show at the Edinburgh Festival, authored a bestselling book on optimism (The Optimist: One Mans search for the BSOL), and traveled the world consulting to global organisations. He currently lives in a creative and spiritual community in East Sussex.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (19 May 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1409160890
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1409160892
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.4 x 2.4 x 18.5 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 52 ratings

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Customers find the book's concept insightful and fascinating. They describe it as a life-changing book that delivers a recipe for change. The illustrations bring the content to life and make it easier to read.

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Customers find the book insightful and helpful. They describe the concept as eye-opening, true, and life-changing. The cartoons bring it alive for them.

"...The whole concept is an eye opener, because it seems effortlessly true to me, it reflects reality, but does it offer solutions to the human problem?..." Read more

"...The concepts the book explores (Flow etc.) are fascinating and helpful, and the cartoons really bring it alive and make it a lot easier to read...." Read more

"This is a life-changing book. All you have to do is practise a simple exercise in three steps. For me the results have been remarkable...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's visual quality. They find the illustrations and cartoons enjoyable and helpful, making it easier to read.

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  • Stephen G
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's worth the (lack of) effort to become a Lazy Guru!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2017
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    From the age of 17 (now in mid thirties) I have been looking to self help books to find purpose and meaning in my life, and I would admit to being a self confessed self help junkie.

    But any change is usually fleeting, and life falls back as ever to what it was. I'm not about to write what you think - I didn't pick up the beautifully illustrated Lazy Guru's Guide to Life and suddenly my life changed, that I had finally found 'the one', but I will tell you this - this short, easily digestable book has a message that hit home with me, as for years I have been striving to be better, to be made whole, having the niggling feeling that something isn't quite right with me, and putting unwanted feelings into little boxes and trying very hard to keep them there really resonated!

    The whole concept is an eye opener, because it seems effortlessly true to me, it reflects reality, but does it offer solutions to the human problem? Absolutely. It's not a magic formula though, the answer is there but your life won't transform overnight - it's not that sort of self help book really - the one that promises the earth, but what it does is deliver a recipe for change.

    If you are like me, it will give you a thirst to follow the path it outlines, I'm on that journey, and what's particularly helpful is that whilst being profound and insightful, it can be read in less than an hour. It is therefore very amendable to repeat reading, I'm on my 20th reading (approx), and now when I want to refresh my memory I can have it reread in 20 minutes.

    Sometimes less is more, and the visuals, the illustrations, really help to bring the message home. You literally have nothing to lose by buying this great wee book, the most ringing endorsement of it I can give is it has the air of authenticity to it, it lacks the bs factor that so many self help books are sold on, join the revolution, become a lazy guru!!!
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  • JF (Grandma)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book Beautifuly illustrated🌟
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 January 2023
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    Really lovely little companion book with beautiful amusing illustrations🌟
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  • Toby Rowland
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and helpful :)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2016
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    I bought this book at a low point in my life, and found it to be an effective and insightful balm for my ills. The concepts the book explores (Flow etc.) are fascinating and helpful, and the cartoons really bring it alive and make it a lot easier to read. My kids started reading it also, and for some reason they love it too. Who knew that a 9-year-old could get into self-help? Anyhow, 5 stars from me!
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  • P0ndering
    4.0 out of 5 stars Achieves the aim
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2020
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    Essentially a stocking-filler / gift book for someone else. Nice quality in hardback, not too big, nice to flick through and look at the cartoons & short words of wisdom.
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  • Mr. John E. Purkiss
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Life-Changing Book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2016
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    This is a life-changing book. All you have to do is practise a simple exercise in three steps. For me the results have been remarkable.

    The author and illustrator have succeeded in distilling some of the great wisdom traditions into an entertaining few pages of text and cartoons. I read it in under an hour, and started putting it into practice right away.

    Highly recommended!
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  • Lilliana Gibbs
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great gift for so many people who could really use ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2016
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    I was instantly attracted to 'achieving more by doing less', and this is a very charming book that fulfils its promise.
    A great gift for so many people who could really use a masterclass on how to BEDITATE, and more.
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  • Nellie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bedtime or toilet time reading or gift
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2019
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    Amusing and lightweight no real substance
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  • Davey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2018
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    Fine
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  • Natalia Sergutina
    5.0 out of 5 stars very nice
    Reviewed in Italy on 4 December 2016
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    I really liked it. Very light format, amazing illustrations and simple but working life truths. A nice book to have on the shelf.
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  • mafra
    2.0 out of 5 stars Enttäuscht
    Reviewed in Germany on 24 January 2021
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    Das Buch besteht leider nur aus vielen Zeichnungen und dazu ein wenig Text.
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  • Michael Aspiotis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wise and humorous guidance for getting back into the natural flow of life!
    Reviewed in the United States on 8 June 2017
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    Laurence Shorter somehow manages to pack all the wisdom of an enlightened Zen master into a small book. The illustrations are simple yet evocative and pair well with Laurence’s insightful and humorous writing style. The simple tools and exercises helped me slow down and reconnect to my more expanded and interconnected self. This is a book I will keep close by, with each read I know it will guide me back into life’s natural, loving flow.
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  • Client d'Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars A book to savour...
    Reviewed in France on 11 September 2016
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    Funny, serious, simple, "right", easy to read, a perfect book to keep by the bed-side, and a perfect gift for dear freinds...
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  • Love Wine
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book - And A Great Gift For People With Too Much Stress
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 March 2017
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    If the Beatles had followed Laurence Shorter instead of the Maharishi they would still be together today. I've always wanted to achieve more doing less and now I have an easy to read roadmap. Most of these type of books are terrible but Laurence Shorter nails it. Well done.
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