Four Thousand Weeks

BOOK SUMMARY

There’s a good reason why everyone has been talking about Oliver Burkeman’s New York Times bestseller, Four Thousand Weeks. Nobody needs to be told there isn’t enough time. Whether we’re starting our own business, trying to write a novel during our lunch break, or staring down a pile of deadlines as we’re planning a vacation, we’re obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, overfilled inboxes, work-life balance, and ceaseless struggle against distraction.

Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. Rejecting the modern obsession with getting everything done, Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing finitude.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Oliver Burkeman is the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking and an award-winning feature writer for The Guardian, where he wrote a long-running weekly column on psychology, “This Column Will Change Your Life.” His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Psychologies, and New Philosopher. He lives in New York City.

PRAISE

“Provocative and appealing…well worth your extremely limited time.”
—Barbara Spindel, The Wall Street Journal

“Burkeman is the self-help writer for people like me who find self-help books oversold on magical transformations.”
—Joe Moran, The Guardian

“A searing indictment of productivity hacking and profound insights on how to make the best use of our scarcest, most precious resource.”
—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Trade paperback
304 pages
Non-fiction
8 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.9 in T | 0.6 lb