We have 4,000 weeks to live. That’s one of the discussion points in a podcast with Oliver Burkeman, author of 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. Oliver’s book outlines philosophically how we spend those 4,000 weeks.
I wish I had this insight when I started in construction as a field engineer. On the average project, we might have anywhere from several weeks to 100 weeks or more. It’s hard to accept that we can’t get it all done in those 100 weeks. The To-Do list never actually becomes empty. The faster we complete tasks, the faster more tasks are added to the list.
Looking back, I think there’s a place for being strategic with those 100 weeks – even philosophical, if that helps us focus our efforts on the right things versus everything.
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