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AuthorOliver Burkeman
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Filed underphilosophy, time, productivity

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

the anti-productivity book that actually changed how I spend time

The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief.

The average human lifespan is roughly four thousand weeks. Burkeman argues that rather than optimizing productivity, we should embrace our finitude and focus on what truly matters. The most honest time management book ever written.