Michelle Chen’s Reviews > Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals > Status Update

Patience is gone in this society where every one tries to do everything as fast as possible and even the fastest speed isn’t enough now that you know it’s possible you believe even faster speeds can be possible too
“You cultivate an appreciation for endurance hanging in and putting the next food forward, brown explains you give up demanding instant resolution and instant relief

Living more fully in the present may be simply a matter of finally realizing that you never had any other option but to be here now

Life is centered around work and productivity and leisure is only seen as good if it contribute to better work —- there is no true leisure

But the crucial point isn’t that it’s wrong to choose to spend your time relaxing… it’s that the distracted person isn’t really choosing at all

Attention is your life and being distracted is wasting your attention or your literal life. And this doesn’t just mean scrolling, your job, school can be a distraction. It takes your attention away. You are investing your attention towards it instead of investing that attention to something that may or may not be more meaningful.

Omg the stuff about mortality… I thought it was gonna get all dark and philosophical which I wasn’t sure I would be into but it’s actually relatively light and talks about how we have to take note of the fact that our lives are limited and that we aren’t gurenteed the next moment. And it reminds me of how many times I hear these horrible crimes that could have happened to me!

Omg the whole irony about how “ill be on top of everything once I get all these important items done” except it’s impossible because you’ll start considering more and more things important, continuously furthering the finish line !!!!! Omg it makes so much sense but I never thought of it