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You Should Read Four Thousand Weeks
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You Should Read Four Thousand Weeks

“the real problem isn’t our limited time. The real problem is that we’ve unwittingly inherited, and feel pressured to live by, a troublesome set of ideas...."

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Aidan Young
Apr 05, 2023
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Oliver Burkeman’s book came to me at a time when I really needed to read it. I had lost the proverbial forest for the trees, and stood to benefit from taking a step back and remembering why I am doing what I’m doing. Four Thousand Weeks really delivered. 

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“the real problem isn’t our limited time. The real problem is that we’ve unwittingly i…

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