Out of the panic caused by the pandemic, a new identity crisis emerged in the aftermath, as contagious as the virus itself: B U S Y N E S S. It overwhelms millions of knowledge working professionals every day.
In a world where work is literally killing us, Relentless exposes the deadly truth of modern workplace culture. With 88% of UK employees experiencing some level of burnout and 745,000 annual global deaths linked to overwork, this book is a life-saving intervention. It challenges everything we know about success and productivity, not just offering a revolutionary blueprint for survival, but giving professionals the opportunity to achieve more, by doing less.
Through heart-stopping true stories and modern cutting-edge research all layered with the author's unique charm, wit and real-world talk, Relentless unveils the silent killer lurking in our offices and home workspaces. Designed to support time poor professionals with a word count less than the average business book, each chapter is written like an article (less than 2000 words), providing essential knowledge and practical solutions. No fluff, no filler, all killer. This is more than a book, it's a simple guide that empowers professionals to reclaim their humanity, transform their working lives, and choose a professional minimalist life over endless busyness.
RELENTLESS, by Top 10 Amazon author, TedX speaker, executive coach and the UK's Minimalist thought leader, Chris Lovett, includes the disruptive, but simple, solutions necessary to wrestle readers away from workplace burnout and untangles them from their "stuffocating" busyness.
Chris Lovett is a simplicity expert and minimalist. He's also a TEDx speaker, Executive Coach, thought leader, and the author of the Top Ten book, Discovery of Less.
Chris is one of the UK's only motivational role models and thought leaders on professional minimalism and shares the incredible wellbeing and productivity rewards around adopting his "Less is Progress" approach to life and work. He has more than 5000 social media followers and subscribers, over 250,000 views on his filmed appearances and has provided talks and workshops on the festival circuit speaking at Wisdom on Wellness, Balance Festival and The Mindful Living Show. Chris is also an in demand podcast guest and has featured on several global chart topping shows, with guest-spots on the highest downloaded episodes (over 1 million downloads) for shows such as Freshly Grounded, Unquestionable (Apple No.1 Podcast), Law of Attraction Changed My Life (UK No.1 Self Help Podcast), Private Parts (with Made in Chelsea and Strictly Come Dancing Star Jamie Laing), Power Hour (with BBC Radio 1 DJ Adrienne Herbert), The Self Care Club, I Wish They Knew, Millennial Minimalists (Canada), The Art of Decluttering (Australia), The Antony Gordon Show (USA) and loads more.
Chris's written work has reached more than 60 countries and also featured in various publications, including Marie Clare, CEO Magazine, The Independent, LifeHack and HR Magazine. Chris was also invited to be a TEDx speaker in London in April 2022 for his acclaimed talk, "Less Busy, More Impact", available on YouTube.
Through his simplicity and professional minimalism webinars, talks, coaching and workshops, he has supported culture change strategies with organisational clients including NatWest, Walgreens, PwC, UK Finance, Specsavers, Allianz, GunnerCooke Law, Standard Life, Virgin Money, Bank of England, Boots, LV= Insurance, NSPCC and many others.
