MBA2284 Must Read: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

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🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

How much time do you really have? It’s easy to say “life is short.” But if you really look closely at the numbers, it’s shorter than you might realize. And all the “productivity” in the world can’t change that.

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0:00.0	Heyo!
0:10.0	Welcome to the $100 MBA show, Business Lessons Delivered every single day with our daily 10 minute business lessons for the real world
0:17.8	I'm your host your coach your teacher Omar's at home. I'm also the co-founder of Webinar Ninja and independent software
0:23.8	company I start with my co-founder back in 2014. And today's episode is a
0:28.0	must-read episode. On our must-read episodes I share with you a book that I've read
0:32.2	that has influenced me as an entrepreneur.
0:34.0	I share with you its takeaways, its insights,
0:37.0	and why you should read it too.
0:38.0	Today's must read is 4,000 weeks by Oliver Berkman.
0:42.0	The subtitle of 4,000 weeks is Time Management for Mortals.
0:46.1	This is one of the most unique books I've read on Time Management and in my opinion
0:51.1	it's been the best one I've read so far. In fact, it's one of the best books I've read in the last 12 months.
0:57.0	It's had such a great impact on me. It had me pondering and thinking about what I just read, putting the book down and really just reflecting
1:05.3	on the wisdom that was shared.
1:07.1	In today's episode, I'm going to share with you why this book is so special and why I think this is an absolute
1:12.1	must read book.
1:13.0	And also why it's such a challenging book to read.
1:16.0	The author, Oliver Berkman, created a masterpiece here.
1:20.0	A well-resear, well-written book on how to see your life and how to manage the time you have here on earth.
1:28.9	So let's get into it.
1:29.9	Let's get down to business.
1:33.2	Time management and productivity is probably one of the top genres of non-fiction books.
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