3.5 stars

Notes on a Nervous Planet is a beautiful collection of thoughts, passages and fragments from Matt Haig about the high energy, pressured world we live in today and how to remain calm while surrounded by so much craziness, and technology.

This was honestly a lovely book to sit down to and read over the course of a few days. I really enjoyed being able to pick it up and read 50 pages here and 50 pages there. I felt no rush to get it finished, mostly because it's the type of book that deserves all of your time and energy so you can get something out of it.

The book wasn't extremely linear because it is as Haig describes it at one point just a collection of his own thought fragments about the world and how we can make it better for ourselves through little acts of self care. I actually think that Matt Haig probably doesn't realise what a lovely, calming influence he is in that book, and what a friend he is during the reading of it. He is someone who has suffered from depression and anxiety for years and I feel like you can tell by his reassuring writing voice, he knows how to talk to people going through a tough time and just looking for some comfort.

There were loads of different parts of this book that I had to share on my Instagram story (which I know, is completely contradictory to the book's message of learning to switch off) but I do think this book is an accessible one for every kind of reader and everyone willing to hear Haig's message will get someone out of it. A perfect stocking filler for Christmas I think, for every member of the family from granny to little brother!