As someone who has been practicing less busy, less hurry, the book title really spoke to me. I wanted to love it. I wasn't sure what I was expecting but, it wasn't this. To me it reads like a very long-winded sermon with the occasional bright sparks that make you perk up and and listen until you to lose interest and your mind to wanders once again. There were definitely parts I enjoyed, some parts that were particular interesting (sleep info, personal stories) but I kept having to pull myself back into this book. If you're looking for all of the (mostly biblical) reasons that you should not hurry then this is a great book but if you're looking for more practical applications then this is not going to work for you. Contrary to the title, I found myself hurrying to get to the end instead of being less hurried. Overall, and contrary to popular opinion, I don't believe that this was a good use of my hurried or unhurried time. To be fair, for someone else, it may be the perfect use of their time.

This was a very well-researched and thought-provoking book. I think as a society that our lifestyles of complete focus on doing things, even if it's ministry/helping others through our churches, have become so normalized that most of us don't even realize how far down the 'rabbit hole' of busyness we've gone. As the author points out, all the 24/7 access to information/shopping and socializing through our electronics, can really lead to mental overload and definitely gets in the way of having close and genuine walk with God. Although quite a lot of it was geared towards people in leadership positions in the church, there was still a lot of good suggestions for those who aren't leaders to get started on rewiring our overly active minds and living our lives more like Jesus did. Definitely recommend!