{"product_id":"9781526173928","title":"Neither Use Nor Ornament","description":"Author: Tracey Potts\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526173928\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 280 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeither Use Nor Ornament\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about personal productivity, narrated from the perspective of its obstacles: clutter and procrastination. It offers a challenge to the self-help promise of a clutter-free life, lived in a permanent state of efficiency and flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book reveals how contemporary projections of the good, productive life rely on images of failure. Riffing on the aphorism 'less is more' - a dominant refrain in present day productivity advice - it tells stories about streamlining, efficiency and tidiness over a time period of around 100 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy focusing on the shadows of productivity advice, \u003ci\u003eNeither Use Nor Ornament\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to unravel the moral narratives that hold individuals to account for their inefficiencies and muddles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920551919774,"sku":"ING-9781526173928","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526173928.jpg?v=1782823636","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526173928","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}