The average human lifespan is outrageously short. Assuming a person reaches eighty, they have lived approximately 4,000 weeks.

What would happen if you stopped trying to do everything, so you could find time to pursue the most meaningful things?
Many of us are obsessed with our ever-growing to-do lists, constantly increasing incoming messages, and distractions that never leave us in peace. Rarely, however, do we see our daily struggle with time through the lens of the main problem of time management: How to make the best use of the time we have on the planet, which is estimated to be an average of four thousand weeks.

"Four Thousand Weeks" is an optimistic, humorous, practical, and comprehensive guide to time and its management. It rejects the modern obsession with the idea of getting everything done and provides us with the tools to accept the finiteness of our existence and, consequently, to build a meaningful life. It shows that we are not forced to perceive time in ways that work against us and that we always have the choice to do things differently, both individually and collectively.
Oliver Burkeman studied ancient and modern philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers to redefine our relationship with time - and to free us from its tyranny.

Accept your limits. Change your life. Value your 4,000 weeks.