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Leadership · 19 min

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

By Oliver Burkeman

Oliver Burkeman's 'Four Thousand Weeks' challenges the modern obsession with time management, arguing that true fulfillment comes from accepting our finite existence and consciously choosing what to neglect, rather than endlessly striving to do more.

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“Oliver Burkeman's 'Four Thousand Weeks' challenges the modern obsession with time management, arguing that true fulfillment comes from accepting our finite existence and consciously choosing what to neglect, rather than endlessly striving to do more.”

— Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

What it is about

four thousand weeks, time management, finitude

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of four thousand weeks, time management, finitude and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Oliver Burkeman brings a credible and useful lens to four thousand weeks, time management, finitude, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

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Oliver Burkeman

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