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Four Thousand Weeks

Four Thousand Weeks

By Oliver Burkeman

Time Management for Mortals. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2021.

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17 Key insights

A brief summary of Four Thousand Weeks

A new perspective on enjoying every moment of your life in the weeks you’re given, without focusing solely on productivity, and without struggling to manage and master each second of your time.

Key insights in Four Thousand Weeks

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What do you get from this book? How to cultivate a more meaningful life without stressing about time
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Instead of trying to make time to fit in all your tasks, change your way of thinking to making what you do fill your time
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Unending to-do lists and different forms of technology keep you from the life you could nourish and enjoy
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Your life is defined by your finitude—the span between your birth and your death—so make it count
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Get better at procrastinating, make the decision to settle, and don’t look back
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Distractions, digital or otherwise, demand your attention, and many times you welcome them
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Paying attention to a task or activity, even if it’s highly undesirable, reaps far greater rewards than attempting to resist it
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The past is the past, and the future is uncertain, so just let yourself be in the present
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Each day for an adult is preparation for the next day; each year for a child is preparation for adulthood
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Cross leisure time off your to-do list; don’t make things you enjoy be yet another chore
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Patience is a virtue, so practice it through incrementalism to be the most productive
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Interacting with others throughout your life is socially necessary and makes your activities more enjoyable
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Experience cosmic insignificance therapy and celebrate the freedom of not carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders
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Accept the inevitability that you’re not immortal and get on with living
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Four Thousand Weeks

Chronic high achievers • anyone stuck in the daily grind • dreamers • relationship seekers • those needing a better life balance • therapists and counselors

About the author of Four Thousand Weeks

Oliver Burkeman is a British author and journalist who wrote a popular weekly column for the newspaper, The Guardian. He has also contributed articles to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Psychologies, and New Philosopher, as well as written several books, including Four Thousand Weeks and The Antidote.

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