Four Thousand Weeks - Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

by Oliver Burkeman

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Book Summary

Modern life is often framed as a race against the clock, a relentless pursuit of squeezing more productivity out of each fleeting moment. In "Four Thousand Weeks," Oliver Burkeman challenges prevailing notions about time management, arguing that the quest for perfect efficiency is both unrealistic and, paradoxically, a source of anxiety. With just four thousand weeks—the rough span of an average human lifespan—Burkeman urges readers to reconsider their relationship with time, embrace their limitations, and focus on what truly matters.

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