These are my personal 'audiobook' recordings of Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman — the 'anti-self-help' book that inspired my podcast, A Podcast for Mortals, which I co-host with my good friend Amin.
If you're interested in supporting the author (or hearing a more professional recording), you can find the official audiobook here.
Otherwise, if you want to literally hear days 9, 15 and 20 in action, listen on...
week 1 — being finite
day 1 — it's worse than you think — on the liberation of defeat
day 2 — kayaks and superyachts — on actually doing things
day 3 — you only need face the consequences — on paying the price
day 4 — against productivity debt — on the power of a done list
day 5 — too much information — on the art of reading and not reading
day 6 — you can't care about everything — on staying sane when the world's a mess
day 7 — let the future be the future — on crossing bridges when you come to them
week 2 — taking action
day 8 — decision hunting — on choosing a path through the woods
day 9 — finish things — on the magic of completion
day 10 — look for the life task — on what reality wants
day 11 — just go to the shed — on befriending what you fear
day 12 — rules that serve life — on doing things dailyish
day 13 — three hours — on finding focus in the chaos
day 14 — develop a taste for problems — on never reaching the trouble-free phase
week 3 — letting go
day 15 — what if this were easy? — on the false allure of effort
day 16 — the reverse golden rule — on not being your own worst enemy
day 17 — don't stand in generosity's way - on the futility of 'becoming a better person'
day 18 — allow other people their problems - on minding your own business