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Index
Cover
Other Title
Title Page
Copyright
Epigraph
Contents
Introduction:The imperfect
Week One: being finite
Day One: It’s worse than you think: On the liberation of defeat
Day Two: Kayaks and superyachts: On actually doing things
Day Three: You need only face the consequences: On paying the price
Day Four: Against productivity debt: On the power of a ‘done list’
Day Five: Too much information: On the art of reading and not reading
Day Six: You can’t care about everything: On staying sane when the world’s a mess
Day Seven: Let the future be the future: On crossing bridges when you come to them
Week Two: taking action
Day Eight: Decision-hunting: On choosing a path through the woods
Day Nine: Finish things: On the magic of completion
Day Ten: Look for the life task: On what reality wants
Day Eleven: Just go to the shed: On befriending what you fear
Day Twelve: Rules that serve life: On doing things dailyish
Day Thirteen: Three hours: On finding focus in the chaos
Day Fourteen: Develop a taste for problems: On never reaching the trouble-free phase
Week Three: letting go
Day Fifteen: What if this were easy?: On the false allure of effort
Day Sixteen: The reverse golden rule: On not being your own worst enemy
Day Seventeen: Don’t stand in generosity’s way: On the futility of ‘becoming a better person’
Day Eighteen: Allow other people their problems: On minding your own business
Day Nineteen: A good time or a good story: On the upsides of unpredictability
Day Twenty: Set a quantity goal: On firing your inner quality controller
Day Twenty-one: What’s an interruption, anyway?: On the importance of staying distractible
Week Four: showing up
Day Twenty-two: Stop being so kind to Future You: On entering time and space completely
Day Twenty-three: How to start from sanity: On paying yourself first
Day Twenty-four: Scruffy hospitality: On finding connection in the flaws
Day Twenty-five: You can’t hoard life: On letting the moments pass
Day Twenty-six: Inconceivable: On the solace of doubt
Day Twenty-seven: C’est fait par du monde: On giving it a shot
Day Twenty-eight: What matters: On finding your way
Epilogue: Imperfectly onward
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
Permissions
Index of Afflictions
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