I backed this project on Kickstarter late last year. I’ve been part of Becca Syme’s “Better-Faster Academy” since 2021, and I always like to support her and her projects. The Kickstarter rewards were released in two phases: the first was the “energy pennies” card game, which came out in February with a companion guide. The second phase was the Antidote to Overwhelm book. The first half of the book was new content about the causes of overwhelm, and the second half of the book was a lightly edited and updated re-release of the energy pennies companion guide. So in a sense, this book was a half-reread for me, and I knew that going into it. That said, I found the energy pennies guide very helpful, so I didn’t mind reading through it again. While I’m not currently in overwhelm, I like the idea of having simple actions that I can choose to do that can help me generate “energy pennies” of various sorts (action, rest, thought, spirit, courage, and joy). And, in fact, back in February I customized the deck and put together a spreadsheet of activities I’d like to try doing on a daily, weekly, and monthly frequency. I really should refocus on doing them more intentionally. As Becca will be the first to say: learning is not doing, and reading is not practicing. I really should be practicing more and reading less. (Also, I know Becca went through burnout while writing this book, and I hope she’s feeling better now.)