INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING HOUSE · ZURICH
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Books, workbooks and editorial tools to better understand modern work and build a more conscious relationship with time and yourself.
MANIFESTO
We were created to bring form and clarity to problems that often remain invisible.
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THE MISSION
We give editorial form to problems that many people experience every day without having clear tools to understand them.
Work, attention, fatigue, time, ambiguity and constant pressure become books, workbooks and tools designed to be read, used and applied in real life.
“We do not see things as they are, but as we are.”
Anaïs Nin, Seduction of the Minotaur, 1961
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THE AUDIENCE
We write for people who work within complex environments and want to better understand what they are experiencing.
Managers, professionals, freelancers, employees and people seeking more clarity, less ambiguity and a more sustainable relationship with their time and mental energy.
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”
Simone Weil, Waiting for God, 1950
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THE METHOD
We publish books and editorial tools designed to produce clarity, not noise. ㅤ
Each project is based on concrete observation, real experience, research and practical application — avoiding language built to impress or motivational formulas without substance.
“Precision of language is the first requirement of thought.”
Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition, 1958
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INDEPENDENCE
Remaining independent means being able to maintain an editorial line that is consistent, clear, and honest.
Our books do not follow cultural trends or performance-driven productivity: they aim to offer useful tools, applicable thinking, and a more conscious reading of modern work.
“Freedom is always the freedom of those who think differently.”
Rosa Luxemburg, The Russian Revolution, 1918
BOOKS
These are the writers behind the work: people who turn everyday complexity into something you can actually read, understand, and use.
The books we publish are often built through collaboration, discussion, observation, and shared experience. They are designed to make complex realities more readable, not to showcase individual authorship.
WHEN EVERYTHING IS URGENT
A practical guide for recognising false urgency and regaining control over your attention. This book explores why modern work often creates the feeling that everything requires an immediate response, and how to distinguish real priorities from manufactured pressure.
YOU CAN’T ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST
A challenge to the culture of constant optimisation. Drawing on philosophical ideas about limits, balance and human sustainability, this book explores why performance cannot remain at its peak indefinitely and why accepting limits can be a source of strength.
PROTECT YOUR TIME
A book about boundaries, priorities and personal sustainability. It explores how people lose control of their time, why protecting attention has become increasingly important, and how intentional limits can create more space for what matters.
HOW TO STAY CLEAR OF THE NOISE
Inspired by practical philosophy, this book examines how to maintain clarity in environments filled with constant interruptions, information overload and competing demands. A reflection on focus, judgment and mental discipline in everyday work.
A FULL MIND
When too many thoughts compete for attention, clear thinking becomes difficult. This book examines mental overload, cognitive clutter and decision fatigue, offering a framework for understanding why a crowded mind often struggles to think well.
ENOUGH IS ESSENTIAL
A reflection on simplicity as a form of freedom. Through philosophy, observation and everyday examples, this book explores the idea that a meaningful life is not built by adding more, but by recognising what is already enough.
THE WORK THAT NO ONE SEES
An exploration of invisible workload and hidden effort. From emotional labour to administrative tasks and constant context-switching, this book helps readers understand the forms of work that consume energy without producing visible recognition.
DECIDE BETTER
A practical introduction to clearer decision-making. Through simple mental models and structured thinking tools, this book explores how to make choices with greater confidence, less friction and reduced mental complexity.
The Project GroundWork
This is where NoBoN.Press speaks directly about work: what it actually looks like, what the data says about it, and what you can do about it. The Project GroundWork is our active channel on modern working life, honest, research-backed, and built for people who would rather have a map than a pep talk.
The Infinite Workday: What Happens When Work Stops Having an End
The boundary problem is no longer about time. It is about recovery capacity.
The Causal Chain: How Ambiguity at Work Becomes Burnout in Six Steps
The sequence is not random. It is structural. And once you see it, you can interrupt it.
The Average Worker Is Interrupted Every 2 Minutes. This Is Not a Productivity Problem.
It is a cognitive architecture problem. And it costs more than time
The Middle Manager Is the Most Endangered Professional in the Modern Workplace
They absorb pressure from above and instability from below. And the data shows they are collapsing