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Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks

Time and How to Use It



Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Eye Opening
  • Visionary
  • Engaging

Recommendation

Time is finite, but the demands on individuals’ time have accelerated to the point where people are experiencing burnout in their 20s. Journalist Oliver Burkeman offers relief in the form of acceptance: If you recognize your limits and scale back, you might just find you have more energy and focus. In conversation with Rob Leworthy, a strategy and operations manager at Google, Burkeman discusses the power of limits and offers advice on how to build meaning into your life. Anyone who finds that there aren’t enough hours in the day will benefit from Burkeman’s thesis.

Take-Aways

  • Time is finite. Resisting that fact leads to stress, exhaustion and burnout; instead, embrace it.
  • Prioritizing and chasing efficiency won’t solve the problem of limited time.
  • Humans crave distraction to escape feelings of discomfort that arise from the things that matter most.

About the Speakers

Journalist Oliver Burkeman writes on productivity, mortality, the power of limits and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment. Rob Leworthy is a strategy and operations manager at Google.


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