
Fair Play
A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)
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Eve Rodsky
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Eve Rodsky
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick
"A hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button issues that so many families struggle with." (Reese Witherspoon)
Tired, stressed, and in need of more help from your partner? Imagine running your household (and life!) in a new way....
It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the "shefault" parent responsible for all aspects of her busy household, Eve Rodsky counted up all the unpaid, invisible work she was doing for her family - and then sent that list to her husband, asking for things to change. His response was...underwhelming. Rodsky realized that simply identifying the issue of unequal labor on the home front wasn't enough: She needed a solution to this universal problem. Her sanity, identity, career, and marriage depended on it.
The result is Fair Play: a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up chores and responsibilities. Rodsky interviewed more than 500 men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently. With four easy-to-follow rules, 100 household tasks, and a series of conversation starters for you and your partner, Fair Play helps you prioritize what's important to your family and who should take the lead on every chore from laundry to homework to dinner.
"Winning" this game means rebalancing your home life, reigniting your relationship with your significant other, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space - as in, the time to develop the skills and passions that keep you interested and interesting. Stop drowning in to-dos and lose some of that invisible workload that's pulling you down. Are you ready to try Fair Play? Let's deal you in.
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Critic reviews
One of Forbes Best Books of 2020
"A hands-on strategy to divide tasks and achieve household harmony." (Real Simple)
"[An] impressive debut.... Couples searching for ways to better manage their families and achieve a balance of domestic work will benefit from Rodsky's actionable strategy." (Publishers Weekly)
"Rodsky's system, which uses task cards divided between partners, is potentially revolutionary and [Fair Play] offers the right combination of venting and commiserating balanced by practical solutions and manageable approaches to tough conversations...poised to become a book-club favorite." (Booklist)
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Could Be Ground Breaking . . . .
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Super Helpful!
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Amazing! Balanced, fair, and positive!
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fair play
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Además, me irritó que hasta el capítulo 7 el libro no planteara dejar de hacer ciertas cosas para reducir la carga; algo que ya venía pensando desde el primer capítulo. La estructura del programa, que consiste en compartir problemas para observar la reacción del otro, me disgustó. Creo que primero debería haberse construido una alianza en reuniones separadas.
Me sentí excluido y ofendido por la estructura de las tareas propuestas en el libro, que parecen sacadas de actividades que tradicionalmente realizan las mujeres, ignorando las tareas que realizan los hombres. Además, me frustra que todas las responsabilidades recaigan únicamente en los padres, ignorando que los hijos también pueden ser responsables de ciertas tareas según su edad.
La forma en que el libro maneja las solicitudes, tratándolas como órdenes, y la sugerencia de pedir ayuda a terceros en lugar de a la pareja, me pareció irrespetuosa y una mala práctica. También me molestó que el autor no propusiera una disculpa o un plan correctivo adecuado cuando las cosas no van bien, sino simplemente una redistribución de tareas. Estas dinámicas me parecen lejos de fomentar un entorno de respeto y cooperación en las relaciones.
mediocridad
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This book could’ve been a meeting
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Don't get me wrong, her arguments are sound, her book well researched, and there are many pearls in the book, but there is a point where it just became painful to listen to. I am getting through it because I want to see if Seth ever redeems himself. I started with How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn and then the algorithms sent me to this book.
Fair Play would have been to have both husband and wife have a voice in this book, much like watching a back and forth between Jancee Dunn and her husband, but in this book, Seth has no representation and I don't know that this meets the minimum standard of care. This was a 7 year journey to create the book, so you'll be impressed with its depth, but it is, for lack of a better word - angry.
I just feel bad for her husband Seth
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Amazing Book
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Just as Game-Changing as it claims.
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I’ve shared it with two friends and a sister who are now doing fair play and it’s helping their families too.
A really helpful part is the “letter to the husband from Eve.” Such a good tool to use because she explains it so much better than I could have!
Helped so much
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