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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
One of the best “time management” books I’ve read. I felt like this one was written for me. Some great perspectives in this book.
challenging
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
this book required my brain, wow. ever since i’ve been listening i’ve felt more free and calm than i can remember. would highly recommend, especially for perfectionist, overachiever toes, to think more broadly about the whole of our lives and the value we assign to tasks
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medium-paced
informative
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More about the philosophy of how to view time. Interesting, some unique points.. at the very end were some more specific actions to take.
A lot of interesting takeaways, but could've been shorter / more concise.
I thought the chapter on being in the moment was especially relevant - while I was unimpressed at the digital nomad chapter.
I thought the chapter on being in the moment was especially relevant - while I was unimpressed at the digital nomad chapter.
Over hoe 'druk-zijn' ons 'zijn' beïnvloed. Het is een soort self-help boek waarin duidelijk wordt gemaakt dat je niet alles kan en zou moeten willen doen in je leven, en dat die realisatie heel fijn kan zijn. Het gaf me een verfrissende blik op mijn leven en ik zou het zeker aanraden! Had zelfs al bedacht dat ik hem misschien ooit nog wel een keer wil lezen :)
Simplified summary:
What even is time? This is not your typical productivity book.
Opening lines:
The average human lifespan is absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short. Here's one way of putting things in perspective: the first modern humans appeared on the plains of Africa at least 200,000 years ago, and scientists estimate that life, in some form, will persist for another 1.5 billion years or more, until the intensifying heat of the sun condemns the last organism to death. But you? Assuming you live to be eighty, you'll have had about four thousand weeks.
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I absolutely adored this book. I read it fairly quickly, but I plan on jumping back into it with my wife and discussing each chapter. I highly recommend you do the same - find someone to talk to about this book. I didn't agree with everything in this book, but the overarching philosophies presented about what time and time management is I found to be poignant and especially important today. My favorite concept in this book: we've been treating time as this abstract thing that we try to manipulate but that can never happen. We are time.
What even is time? This is not your typical productivity book.
Opening lines:
The average human lifespan is absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short. Here's one way of putting things in perspective: the first modern humans appeared on the plains of Africa at least 200,000 years ago, and scientists estimate that life, in some form, will persist for another 1.5 billion years or more, until the intensifying heat of the sun condemns the last organism to death. But you? Assuming you live to be eighty, you'll have had about four thousand weeks.
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I absolutely adored this book. I read it fairly quickly, but I plan on jumping back into it with my wife and discussing each chapter. I highly recommend you do the same - find someone to talk to about this book. I didn't agree with everything in this book, but the overarching philosophies presented about what time and time management is I found to be poignant and especially important today. My favorite concept in this book: we've been treating time as this abstract thing that we try to manipulate but that can never happen. We are time.
This book is a mix of social science, self-help and philosophy. And it kind of rocked my world. I didn't intend to start this book on January 1, but it is an excellent primer to think about a new year and my place in the world. I finished the audiobook, and then promptly checked out a paper copy from the library. It is packed full of advice that I've already started to put into practice in an effort to live my life to the fullest - focusing on the priority items rather than the low hanging fruit. Oh, and in addition to the insight, I really enjoyed the tone throughout. The author takes the subject seriously, but does not ever feel self-important.