The Importance of Choosing

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Our lives may seem short compared to immortality, but when compared to the countless hypothetical people who never got the chance to be born, it becomes apparent that our existence is a remarkable bonus. Viewing life as a menu of options to choose from shifts the perspective from a frantic race to ticking off experiences to a fulfilling opportunity to make choices. The necessity of choosing is not a burdensome sentence but a chance to affirm and embrace the choices we make.

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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