A review by sharonus
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

challenging reflective slow-paced

2.0

This is not a time management book in the way you might normally expect - life hacks, suggestions on tackling your to do list, or ways to make time for the things that are most important. Instead, it’s a philosophical discussion about time and how we try to control something over which we ultimately have no control. The author’s musing on the subject weren’t even particularly interesting and went on much longer than necessary.  He finally seemed to cave to his “this is not a productivity book” stance by including an appendix with “Ten Tools for Embracing Your Finitude.” For me, that was the best part of the book, but those ideas weren’t revolutionary either and most are taken from productivity experts you’ve probably already read. Honestly, I’d just try to find that list on the internet and skip reading this book. Unless you like hearing someone drone on and on about one subject.