THE BOOK

About I Didn’t Do The Thing Today

Any given day brings a never-ending list of things to do. There’s the work thing, the catch-up thing, the laundry thing, the creative thing, the exercise thing, the family thing, the thing we don’t want to do, the thing we’ve been putting off (despite it being the most important thing). Even on days where we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious, or disappointed. 

After five years of searching for the secret to productivity, Madeleine Dore discovered there isn’t one. Instead, we’re being set up to fail. I Didn't Do The Thing Today is the inspiring call to take productivity off its pedestal—by dismantling our comparison to others, aspirational routines, and the unrealistic notions of what can be done in a day, we can finally embrace the joyful messiness and unpredictability of life.

For anyone who has ever felt the pressure to do more, be more, achieve more, this antidote to our doing-obsession is the permission slip we all need to find our own way.

Nice things about the book…

“While many books insist on changing your life, this one invites you to deepen and expand your life.”
— Mari Andrew, author of My Inner Sky

“A remarkable combination: part broadside against our culture of frenetic busyness, part consolation for the days when things don’t go to plan, it’s also the best kind of productivity manual, filled with guidance for actually getting around to more of the things that matter.”
— Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

“An important case for worrying less about getting things done and more about the things that are worth doing. I found a lot to steal here and you will, too.”
— Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist

“Madeleine Dore has done us a huge favour in reframing age-old wisdom and setting it in a very contemporary context. Read it and sigh with relief.”
— Hugh Mackay, author of The Kindness Revolution

“Incredibly relatable and perhaps more importantly, very necessary. A brilliant and timely book.”
— Julia Busuttil Nishimura, author of Ostro

“Deep, thoughtful, gently instructive, nourishing.”
— Clare Bowditch, author of Your Own Kind Of Girl