You could think of this book as an extended…

Page 231 keyword hope You could think of this book as an extended argument for the empowering potential of giving up hope. Embracing your limits means giving up hope that with the right techniques and a bit more effort you'd be able to meet other people's limitless demands, realize you're every ambition, excel in every role, etc etc. It means giving up hope of ever feeling totally in control or certain that actual painful experiences aren't coming your way. The key to a chadron calls getting the hang of hopelessness lies and seeing that things aren't going to be okay. Indeed they're already not okay on a planetary level or an individual one. Once you no longer need to convince yourself that the world isn't filled with uncertainty and tragedy, you're free to focus on doing what you can to help. And once you no longer need to convince yourself that you'll do everything that needs doing, you're free to focus on doing a few things that count.

— from Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences) · Four Thousand Weeks-Time Management for Mortals, written by Oliver Burkeman

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