Four Thousand Weeks
Mentions in Episodes:
- Episode: Tim Ferriss On Solving Problems With People And Using Stoicism To Make Better Decisions
Podcast: The Daily StoicBut there are a few things that I feel like I've indirectly taken from that that are very much along the lines of some of the chapters in 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Berkman, which I think is a great book.
- Episode: 452 | This is Not a Dress Rehearsal | August Roundup with Katie
Podcast: ChooseFIIt reminds me that I read the book 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, which is so good! It’s fantastic.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIIt was just the coolest thing ever and one of her ideas was to start a book club focused on '4,000 Weeks'.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIThat's interesting; it's funny because I suspect this actually ties into Berkman's book here that we're discussing, '4,000 Weeks'.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIIt’s a trap we fall into, and it makes me think about the book's title '4,000 Weeks'—when you roughly calculate an 80-year life, multiplied by 52 weeks a year, you get just a little more than 4,000 weeks.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIBerkman had a quote early in the book that said, 'The world is bursting with wonder, and yet it’s the rare productivity guru who seems to have considered the possibility that the ultimate point of all our frenetic doing might be to experience more of that wonder.'
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIWe do—we talk about these life hacks, and it’s funny because then the next note I have here is that Berkman hates life hacks.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFII loved this book and I recommend it to everyone, so thanks for choosing it for the Choose FI Book Club. I found especially helpful Oliver Berkman’s advice to choose something to neglect on purpose.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIIt dawned on me while reading Berkman’s book that even though I long ago outgrew my childhood ideal that I would someday do that, I was still trying to get as close as possible.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIThis is Shelly from Port Townsend, Washington. I found that 4,000 Weeks was one of the most impactful books I’ve read this year.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIBerkman said, 'As with money, it’s good to have plenty of time, all else being equal, but having all the time in the world isn’t much use if you’re forced to experience it all on your own.'
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIHe talked about the same section in the book where Brooklyn describes how having too much time of your own can be overwhelming.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIBerkman discusses this a few ways, stating that in a world geared for hurry, the capacity to resist the urge to hurry and allow things to take the time they need is a way to make an impact on the world.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIIn your example, Berkman mentions Rod Stewart building model trains, which I found interesting; he said he's not great at it, but he's been doing it for decades, and it has become a craft for him.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFISpeaking of perspectives, let's hear from a voicemail we received from Gail, who did not appreciate this book.
- Episode: 415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
Podcast: ChooseFIHe says, "I just finished reading 4,000 weeks, and to say it was transformational for me is an understatement."