A book about time management for mortals by Oliver Burkeman
August 3, 2026
Started: July 31, 2026
Finished:
Reflections and Random Thoughts
I first listened to this book on Audible and now I’m reading it on Kindle. It was recommended by Raja Sekar, a Medium writer in an article titled “If You Can Only Read a Few Books this Year Read These Ten”. If you’re not a Medium subscriber you won’t be able to read it – but the list of 10 Books is in my Book Lists.
Insights
Key Take-Aways
Something Actionable
Is it actionable if it’s a stop doing? Stop trying to clear the decks. And stop believing you can get it all done if you just have the right tool, or software.
Review Title (star rating)
What Everyone Else Thinks
Amazon Reviews and Ratings
4.5 on Amazon with over 14,000 ratings.
I always look at the 1 star reviews first – usually they are pretty stupid, complaints about the quality of the paper or binding etc. but these reviews were surprisingly well written and impassioned. The folks who didn’t like this book really didn’t like it!
Goodreads Reviews and Ratings
4.2 on Goodreads with 139,000+ ratings.
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