Meditations for Mortals

Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

De: Oliver Burkeman

Narrado por: Oliver Burkeman

"The philosophical tone of his delivery is perfect." —AudioFile on Four Thousand Weeks

This program is read by the author.

A map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life—a journey that begins where we actually find ourselves, not with a fantasy of where we’d like to be—from the New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

Addressing the fundamental questions about how to live, Meditations for Mortals offers a powerful new way to take action on what counts: a guiding philosophy of life Oliver Burkeman calls “imperfectionism.” It helps us tackle challenges as they crop up in our daily lives: our finite time, the lure of distraction, the impossibility of doing anything perfectly.

How can we embrace our nonnegotiable limitations? Or make good decisions when there’s always too much to do? How do we shed the illusion that life will really begin as soon as we can “get on top of everything”? Reflecting on quotations drawn from philosophy, religion, literature, psychology, and self-help, Burkeman explores a combination of practical tools and daily shifts in perspective. The result is a life-enhancing and surprising challenge to much familiar advice—and a profound yet entertaining crash course in living more fully.

To be listened to either as a four-week “retreat of the mind” or devoured in one or two sittings, Meditations for Mortals will be a source of solace and inspiration, and an aid to a saner, freer, and more enchantment-filled life. In anxiety-inducing times, it is rich in truths we have never needed more.

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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Advance Praise

“Meditations for Mortals offers a bracing and refreshing antidote for what ails high achievers. With crackling wit and counterintuitive wisdom, Burkeman shows that it’s okay—and often smarter—to do less, let some goals slide, and embrace our imperfections. This book is both a comfort and a challenge—exactly what our trying times demand.”
—Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret

“More than a book of ideas, Meditation for Mortals offers a practical path toward personal transformation—one that helps you sidestep the shallow allure of frenetic busyness and find a liberating joy in the limits and imperfections of life. A must-read.”
—Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Slow Productivity and Deep Work

“I follow Oliver Burkeman's personal, literary, and journalistic adventures into wisdom with admiration and exhilaration. Now he brings us a ‘retreat of the mind’ in a very special book. We should all read this, preferably in the company of others—for the sake of our aching world as well as the state of our souls.”
—Krista Tippett, host of On Being

“Oliver Burkeman has a way of giving you the most unexpected productivity advice exactly when you need it.”
—Mark Manson, bestselling author of Everything is F*cked and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Outstanding everyone needs to learn

I wish that the book were longer like maybe 12 weeks and I wish that there were more defined tasks either daily or weekly much like the artist sway. It feels like a book in which I sort of missed the specific tasks or exercises he was asking the reader to try, but generally heard the wonderful insights and information, he had gathered and offered in the book would definitely buy and recommend for other people. Thanks.

down to earth and eye-opening at the same time

Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. Opened my eyes to new ideas and reminded me of old good ideas 😊

So approachable and beautiful.

I liked how the book was organized in short chapters. It made it much more digestible.

Incredibly insightful and inspiring

The author has a gift for being able to describe the shift in perspective which reveals a gift of knowingness that wasn’t previously accessible.

What I Needed

Whether it’s Oliver’s writing style or how he reads his own book, something about this book brought me joy from the very beginning. I bought this after LOVING 4000 Weeks and I am not disappointed at all. Much of this felt like an upbeat level of stoicism and it is exactly the type of reading I need. It was almost like a daily reminder that I’m gonna be alright.