415 | Four Thousand Weeks | ChooseFI Book Club
ChooseFI
Brad Barrett | Choose FI Media
4.8 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In this episode: slowing down, stoicism, finding something to neglect on purpose, focusing on the present, flow states, and actionable steps.
Throughout the history of this podcast we have had many guests discuss books that have offered great advice and education to them on the Journey to FI, and with the large selection to choose from we can't think of a better time to start working down the list! On today’s episode we are joined by Josue and Ginger in our new series The Choose FI Book Club. This week, we’ll be sharing our thoughts and takeaways from the book "4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman, as well as share some opinions on the book from our listeners who shared their opinions with us! While many of us on the Journey to FI feel that this lifestyle can be very future-driven, it can be overwhelming to want to accomplish so much with only so much time. This book reminds us that time is finite, and you can’t spend it worrying about what you have or haven't yet accomplished. Instead, it may be best to live in the present and appreciate the day to day as it relates to your journey. Having a timeline and working towards the finish line is part of the journey, but remember that the decisions you are making in your life and the experiences that come with it are just as important as the end result!
Book Club Selection:
Timestamps:
- 1:48 - Introduction
- 2:41 - The Concept Of Reading And Retaining
- 6:23 - Slowing Down And Focusing On What's Important
- 10:20 - Stephanie's Observation
- 18:53 - Amy's Observation And Stoicism
- 23:52 - You Can't Do Everything And CJ's Observation
- 30:29 - Choosing Something To Neglect On Purpose
- 33:34 - Shelleys Voicemail And Finding Time To Spend With Others
- 39:42 - Josh's Voicemail And Planning For The Future While Not Forgetting The Present
- 46:31 - Flow States
- 50:27 - Gayle's Perspective And Criticism Counterpoints
- 57:45 - The Action Steps Taken By YOU
- 61:47 - Our Actionable Steps
- 65:34 - Conclusion
Resources Mentioned In Today’s Episode:
- 18 Months of Massive Action | Josue | ChooseFI Ep 406
- The Imperfectionist
- The Mad Fientist
- "Outwitting the Devil: The Secrets to Freedom and Success" by Napoleon Hill
- The Great Man Within
- "Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- "Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life" by Bill Perkins
- "A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted" by Will Bowen
- Ginger's Blog "FI Is Fun"
- Subscribe to The FI Weekly!
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- Commission-Free Investing with M1 Finance
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Brad, I wanted to let you know about an incredible offer one of our community members just made. |
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| 0:16.7 | The generosity blew us away and I wanted to make certain I spread the word on this because we need |
| 0:21.6 | your support. We started the ChooseUpI foundation in 2018 and last year alone are two main programs |
| 0:28.4 | FI 101 and the pre K through 12 curriculum helped just over 9900 people improve their financial |
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| 1:26.0 | Hello and welcome to ChooseUpI today in the show we actually have a new little segment we're |
| 1:31.2 | calling it the ChooseUpI book club and the book that we picked is 4,000 weeks time management for |
| 1:37.7 | mortals by Oliver Bertman and I'm joined by two members of the community so a returning guest is |
| 1:44.0 | Hosue who you heard his story on episode 406 just in the last month or two and interestingly |
| 1:50.7 | in the hot seat he mentioned this book and the reason why that comes full circle is Ginger who |
| 1:56.9 | as our other guest had reached out to me a couple months ago when I went as the sole host of ChooseUpI |
| 2:03.4 | and she said I have all these ideas and she actually put together this amazing website for me it |
| 2:09.2 | was just like the coolest thing ever and one of her ideas was let's have a book club I think we |
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