Addressing the fundamental questions about how to live, Meditations for Mortals offers a powerful new way to take action on what counts: a guiding philosophy of life Oliver Burkeman calls ́imperfectionism.́ It helps us tackle challenges as they crop up in our daily lives: our finite time, the lure of distraction, the impossibility of doing anything perfectly. How can we embrace our nonnegotiable limitations? Or make good decisions when therés always...

Burkeman brings the themes and questions about time, mortality, imperfection, productivity, and how to live fully and deeply even when things are most challenging. Comprised of four weeks of extended reflections on inspiring quotations, drawn from philosophy, religion, literature, psychology, and self-help, Burkeman's latest is the perfect companion during a time of turbulence and pervasive anxiety: a source of solace and enlightenment, inspiration...