Quote by BURKEMAN, OLIVER - Deepstash

"...the only route to psychological freedom is to let go of the limit-denying fantasy of getting it all done and instead to focus on doing a few things that count."

BURKEMAN, OLIVER

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Based in London. City tax lawyer by profession. Interests include writing, personal development, psychology, technology, and law.

Some personal notes and reflections on this excellent book on the impossibility of ‘keeping up’ with time.

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