{"product_id":"grease-grit-tom-blanchard-9798185780213","title":"Grease \u0026 Grit: Why a Frictionless Life is Making Us Weak","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the problem isn't that life is hard... but that it's become too easy?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in a world designed to remove friction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFood arrives at the door. Maps tell us where to turn. Algorithms decide what to watch, what to buy and, increasingly, what to think. Every inconvenience is treated as a flaw to be engineered away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet despite all this convenience, many of us feel strangely distracted, disconnected and less capable than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eGrease \u0026amp; Grit\u003c\/b\u003e, Tom Blanchard explores what happens when life becomes so smooth that we stop properly engaging with the world around us. From endless scrolling and shrinking attention spans to DIY, boredom, neighbourliness, mastery and resilience, this book uncovers the hidden cost of convenience-and why the small struggles we avoid are often the very experiences that help us grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending humour, sharp observation and relatable stories, \u003cb\u003eGrease \u0026amp; Grit\u003c\/b\u003e argues that friction isn't always the enemy. Sometimes it's the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a call to reject technology or romanticise the past. It's a call to use technology deliberately, while reclaiming the parts of life that can't be optimised: curiosity, capability, community and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever felt: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- overwhelmed but undernourished\u003cbr\u003e- constantly connected yet oddly isolated\u003cbr\u003e- surrounded by convenience but hungry for something more real\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...then this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause a life without resistance has no plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Blanchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185780213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Tom Blanchard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174217326847,"sku":"9798185780213","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grease-grit-tom-blanchard-9798185780213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}