Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman · 2021

Oliver Burkeman · 2021 · book · a few weeks of evenings · Gentle

An average life is about four thousand weeks. Burkeman argues that accepting you cannot do everything is a relief rather than a defeat, and that the aim is to choose what to neglect. Warm and funny.

Worth knowing: A book of argument and personal experience, not research.

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