The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Author : John Mark Comer

Genre : Religious

How do we stay emotionally healthy and spiritually alive in the chaos of the modern world? This book initially surprised me; it’s more of a religious discussion than a self-help book. It’s more of a “how do I re-invite Jesus back into my life when I’m fully busy with so many responsibilities, am over-committed, and stay exhausted all the time.”

In a way, this is a chatty book, with much more of the author’s internal dialogue than is necessary. Still, he suggests four practices that can help us eliminate hurry from our lives: make time for silence and solitude, keep the Sabbath, simplify living around the practices of Jesus, and the spiritual discipline of slowing.

“The end isn’t silence and solitude; it’s to come back to God and our true selves.”