Choosing a Path in Your Life

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Every step you take through your life, you're cutting away alternative life paths. We don't want to acknowledge that we're missing out on all those unlived lives. So what we do instead in an effort not to feel this discomfort of being limited is try to cling on to the feeling of control by keeping our options open.

Sam Harris presents an unconventional perspective on time management from Oliver Burkeman. Rather than focusing on rote efficiency or productivity, Burkeman calls on us to embrace our finitude and surrender to the rhythms of life, so that we may “end our struggle with time”—and live with “more accomplishment, more success, and more time spent on what matters most.”

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