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Four Thousand Weeks

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Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman grabs your attention from the very beginning.  When he explains that the average life expectancy is about 80 years and if you multiply that by the number of weeks in a year, you find that you only have about a 4,000 week lifespan.   When you take a minute to think about that, you realize that you don't have as much time as you think you do to accomplish everything you want to do in your life.  Shocking isn't it!  Burkeman's writing style is humorous, thoughtful and entertaining and he manages to turn the subject of time management into a very interesting book. It is not a "how to" book as much as it is a guide that shows us how to get the most out of our life and the time we have. He encourages us to find joy within the boundaries of our lives and the 4,000 or so weeks we have and says that we should not obsess about "getting everything done".  I know I will look at time differently as a result of this book.  I highly recommend it.   Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with a digital copy of this book prior to publication in exchange for my review.  This review is being posted immediately to my GoodReads account and will be posted on Amazon and Barnes and Noble upon the book's publication.
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