#note/sourcereview/book ## What is the thesis? The sooner you come to terms with your imperfect, short life, the more free you can be of the burden of trying to change those terms. This book is a 28 day experience, read one chapter per day. ## Am I convinced and why? This book is hitting me in my peak mid-life crisisness :) ## Summarize the argument Introduction: The imperfect life: It's worse than you think! ### Week 1: Being Finite Day 1) [[thrownness]], the sooner we relinquish the sense of control the better. Don't focus on lightening the burden of trying to have control, instead make it so heavy you have to put it down! Day 2) Kayaks and superyachts: you aren't on a superyacht steaming against the current, you're on a kayak, being dragged through life barely staying upright Day 3) [[freedom in limitations]], once we are done [[Identifying Reality]], we can start working within it Day 4) Against [[productivity debt]], don't trap yourself in your own system of identifying what you haven't done, create a system that shows you what you have done Day 5) There's too much information: "[[treat your to read list like a river not a bucket]]," when necessary, declare [[content bankruptcy]], move on, dip your ladle in somewhere else. He is against note taking on all books. Day 8) [[Deciding]] is an active process. What decision can you make now? Look for them, don't wait for them. Making a decision will move you forward. Day 12) [[Forming Habits]] [[Dailyish]], instead of daily, allows the rules to serve you instead of you serving the rules. Day 22) Avoiding living a [[provisional life]] ## What is the other side of the argument? ## What else do I wonder about? ## Action ## When do I want to stumble across this? ## Source: Burkeman, O. (2024). _Meditations for mortals: Four weeks to embrace your limitations and make time for what counts_ (First american). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ## References, Quotes, Ideas ```dataviewjs dv.list(dv.pages().where(p => p.file.outlinks.some(link => link.path === dv.current().file.path)).map(p => p.file.link)) ```