starvix 's review for:

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

5.0

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This book invoked in me a profound sense of loneliness and gratitude. I find it especially valuable given our lives in the height of the attention economy. There is a passage that resonated hard enough to bring me to tears: "At the end of your life, looking back, whatever compelled your attention from moment to moment is simply what your life will have been. So when you pay attention to something you don't especially value, it's not an exaggeration to say that you're paying with your life." It was this articulation that finally pushed me to remove all of the distracting apps from my phone, and I have been nothing but better for it. There are many topics in this text of which I had an informal understanding, such as fear of missing out. However, this book really pushed me over the edge to stop waiting and take action during the only time that I could: during the present moment.

The past is unchangeable, and the future is uncertain. All we ever have is this moment right now.

For those that do not want to take the time read the book, any podcast appearances by the author should suffice.