Is the quest for “productivity” misguided?
In Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman calls into question whether the quest for better “time management” or “productivity” is misguided: He admits […]
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Book Summary: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Four thousand weeks is roughly the number of weeks you’ll have if you live to about 80. Although the book’s subtitle is “Time management for mortals”, it’s not really about time management (in the conventional sense). Rather, it’s about values and priorities and making the most of our limited time on this earth.
Four Thousand Weeks – 10 Practical Tools to Help Embrace Your Finitude
In the Appendix to Four Thousand Weeks, Burkeman sets out 10 practical tools that will help you embrace your finitude
Four Thousand Weeks – Five Questions to Ask Yourself
In Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman suggests asking yourself these five questions to make his ideas more concrete. The five questions are […]
Book Summary: How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren
Think you already know how to read? Think again. In this summary of How to Read a Book, I take you through […]
Analytical Reading (from “How to Read a Book”)
Here I summarise the 11 rules of analytical reading, from How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren. […]
The 48 Laws of Power is Not a “How To” Book
The 48 Laws of Power is written like a “how to” book, but should not be read as such. If read that way, it’s a terrible book. Not only does it encourage you to be an awful person, it doesn’t give much guidance on how to apply the laws in practice.
Should we even seek power?
A question that The 48 Laws of Power does not address is whether you should even seek power – and what lengths you should go to to seek it. Greene assumes that everyone wants power and that more is better. He’s wrong.
Book Summary: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
This summary of The 48 Laws of Power outlines every law in Robert Greene’s book. Each chapter of the book establishes one […]
Book Summary: A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley
A Mind for Numbers is about learning how to learn. Oakley doesn’t just give study tips (though it certainly does include many). She also explains why those study tips or strategies work, and supports that with evidence.