Memento mori, as the Stoics would put it. Remember you are going to die. Life is finite, and so is your attention in the era of information overload and context switching. This post explores time management as philosophized by Oliver Burkeman in his book, 4000 Weeks. Notion template included.

This is one of the existential conundrums of time management and life itself: how might we discern what’s truly important from what’s “seemingly important” (urgent) in the short term? Drawing from the organizational philosophies of Basecamp, this post explores the possible root causes of the urgency trap.

“Mindset is a portal between conscious and subconscious processes” (dr. Alia Crum). The profound progress in the science of mindset and cognitive psychology can teach us how to implement a sustainable growth mindset in life, where you take responsibility for your life, not the other way around.