Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

A National Bestseller | A Guide to Living Fully in an Imperfect World

From New York Times bestselling author Oliver Burkeman (Four Thousand Weeks) comes a liberating four-week journey to embrace your limitations and focus on what truly matters. In a world obsessed with productivity and perfection, Meditations for Mortals introduces “imperfectionism”—a mindset that helps us navigate life’s uncertainties, let go of unrealistic expectations, and live with more presence, purpose, and peace.

Through daily reflections and practical insights drawn from philosophy, psychology, religion, and literature, Burkeman provides a refreshing antidote to modern anxieties. Whether you read it as a structured four-week retreat or all at once, this book will shift your perspective, ease stress, and help you reclaim your time and energy.

Why Alively Role Models Love This:

Time is the ultimate non-renewable resource—and how we spend it shapes our well-being and longevity. This book helps cultivate a mindset of acceptance, balance, and mindful action, essential for a healthier, more meaningful life.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Reclaim Your Time & Energy – Free yourself from the illusion of “getting on top of everything”.
• Shift Your Perspective – Learn how to embrace imperfection and focus on what truly matters.
• Simple, Practical Wisdom – Read it as a four-week journey or a single transformative experience.

Specifications:

• Author: Oliver Burkeman
• Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook
• Pages: 240
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Featured In: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian

You don’t need to master life—you just need to live it. Start your journey with Meditations for Mortals today!