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Four Thousand Weeks
- time management
- mortality
- productivity
- meaning
- limits
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Why I'd hand it to you
Oliver Burkeman starts from a sobering fact: the average human life is roughly four thousand weeks long. Instead of offering one more productivity system, he argues we should accept our limits, stop trying to get everything done and choose deliberately what matters. It is wise, funny and a relief for anyone buried under a to-do list. Here is what it isn't: a practical time management guide. There are a few suggestions at the end, but readers who want a system or tools will come away empty-handed. For a healthier perspective on time, it is excellent medicine.
— Matt Jordan
Quick summary
- Book
- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- Who it's for
- Anyone overwhelmed by too many tasks who wants a healthier view of time rather than another productivity system.
- Key topics
- Accepting human limits
- Time and mortality
- Letting go of getting everything done
- Choosing what matters
- Shelves
- Philosophy, Psychology, Business
Details
- Author
- Oliver Burkeman
- ASIN
- 0374159122
- On these shelves
- Philosophy Psychology Business
- Short link
mattsbooks.org/r/ftwe
