{"product_id":"neither-use-nor-ornament-2","title":"Neither Use nor Ornament","description":"\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55374447477080,"sku":"9781526194756","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781526194756.jpg?v=1777979736","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/neither-use-nor-ornament-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}