"I have always been inspired by carpe diem so I'm delighted to have your book.' - Dame Judi Dench It is, in short, a profound, playful book for wannabe grown-ups who love life.” - Sir Tim Smit, Founder of the Eden Project In Carpe Diem Regained, Roman Krznaric has written a hugely important book for anyone who seeks to have agency in their life. This has driven me to live and work as I do. The sound of the galloping hooves of the horses of oblivion have always stalked me like a rumour of something both awesome and terrible waiting in the wings in case, for a moment, I should be distracted by the temptations of a life lived passively. “I read this book with a mixture of wonder and recognition.
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Carpe librum!" - Sarah Bakewell, author of At The Existentialist Café and How to Live: A Life of Montaigne "Inspiring, bracing, and elegant: a timely corrective to contemporary follies, from mindfulness to workaholism. "Brilliant. One of those rare books that forces you to ask what the hell you’re doing with your life.' George Monbiot, The Guardian The Guardian Best Holiday Reads 2017 Forbes Magazine Best Books for Summer 2017 Culture Whisper Best Non-Fiction Books 2017 An essential and empowering work of contemporary philosophy, the book unveils the surprising ways of seizing the day that humankind has discovered over the centuries, ones we urgently need to revive.Ĭarpe diem is the Nexistentialism for our times. In Carpe Diem Regained, Roman Krznaric reinvents existentialism for our age of information and choice overload.
Today it's an idea that challenges us to confront our mortality and live with greater passion and intention rather than scroll mindlessly on our phones or allow freedom to become a mere choice between brands. The last great expression of carpe diem was in the electrifying existential philosophy of the 1940s. We need to reclaim it to make sense of our complex, confusing times. But its true spirit has been hijacked by ad men and self-help gurus, reduced to the instant hit of one-click online shopping, or slogans like 'live in the now'. About Carpe Diem RegainedĬarpe diem - 'seize the day' - is one of the oldest pieces of life advice in Western history. Other editions coming soon in Chinese, Korean, Portuguese and Croatian.
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