Very high wisdom to words ratio

Packed with insightful nuggets. Will come back to it every now and then when I slip into old mental habits.

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Letting go

I’ve been struggling to accept and move on from a difficult event. This book helped me grasp its simply letting go isn’t failing and but a freeing way forward. Thank u .

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Being finite and beyond!

Oliver Burkeman offers a daily readjustment of our behaviour and thought processes, as well as delivering a well needed refreshing reminder of our finitude and the importance or lack thereof of how we spend our limited time.

Immediately usable suggestions and reframing devices are on offer here. The layout of one chapter a day means you look forward the next days lesson.

One I will return to often. Highly recommend.

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All of it, it is a joy in a world of confusion

Just get it…the content is amazing but Oliver’s narration is perfect. My favourite NF author of the time…..I think so!!

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An invaluable resource

Oliver Burkeman successfully writes, in modern day words, how to implement the concept and practice of meditation into our daily lives.
The instruction at the beginning to listen 1 day at a time, so that each chapter represents one week, is a great way to digest this resource as it encourages you to take 1 thought/action into the day you hear it.
Olivers lovely voice also makes this easy to listen to.
This is a great resource to return to when you need reminding that 'This life is it'

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Good listen

not life changing but a lovely tickle for the brain, I would assume from listening to this book that's the point.

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Very relatable writing that we all need to hear

I've loved this book because of the fact that so much of it rings true with the life that we all experience. I also love Oliver's easily approachable writing towards all of his points. my only wish is that it was twice as long because I was sad for it to end.

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Clarity

Beautiful structure constructed to navigate complex human conundrums that have spanned centuries. Prescient and helpful. Simple and deep.

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Embrace the moment

Similar to one of his other books, four thousand weeks (which I also recommend). The narration is great and the pacing is fantastic. One of the best authors I’ve read this year and his insights have genuinely positively affected my outlook.

The main philosophy of this book is living more in the present as the future is promised to no one. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

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A modern Alan Watts retreat in a book

A brilliant listen, 28 often simple yet profound ways to look at life from a different perspective. This is one for those who like to think deeply about life and living with meaning. Once you realise you're free you have to figure out what to do with that freedom, the personal development wisdom contained in this book will help.

Sorry Oliver, I didn't follow the 28-week structure, more imperfectionism. Based on his words alone, I'll risk a judgement that Oliver lives from the perspective of a defensive pessimist compared to my more realistic optimist view. However, just as with his earlier book The Antidote it really doesn't matter where you start you're almost certain to encounter these timeless ideas on any personal development journey. Somehow we've been on a similar journey despite the different departure point.

Of the meditations I found 'dailyish', 'what if it were easy' and 'scruffy hospitality' some of the most immediately useful. The deeper thinking on 'giving it a go' (because we'll never be fully ready) feeling like we belong and finding the life task made me think most deeply of all. The need for self-compassion and stopping being your own worst enemy made me smile, I've been on that journey too. It's much better on the other side. The ideas here could well trigger a few interesting reactions for those starting out on their personal growth adventure.

The meditations span so many fields of personal development from stoicism and 'the obstacle is the way' to Jack Kornfield's self-compassion along with the timeless wisdom of Alan Watts.

The only way this audiobook could have been better is if there was more of it. I hope there will be a second set of mediations.

Oliver, thanks for sharing your journey with us and admitting that you wrote this for yourself, we often teach what we seek.

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