Allison

“So if a certain activity really matters to you – a creative project, say, though it could just as easily be nurturing a relationship, or activism in the service of some cause – the only way to be sure it will happen is to do some of it today, no matter how little, and no matter how many other genuinely big rocks may be begging for your attention.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It

“the core challenge of managing our limited time isn’t about how to get everything done—that’s never going to happen—but how to decide most wisely what not to do, and how to feel at peace about not doing it.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

“how normal it has become to feel as though you absolutely must do more than you can do.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

“One can waste years this way, systematically postponing precisely the things one cares about the most.”
― Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals