The Book That Helped Me Slow Down My Life

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman is one of the rare books that shifts your relationship with time itself. The title alone (roughly the number of weeks you get if you live to 80) reframes everything.

Instead of preaching productivity hacks, the book invites you to accept the limits of being human. You will never get everything done. You will never optimize your way out of the finite nature of life. 

Once I accepted that, I stopped gripping so tightly. Ironically, I became more productive but far less frantic. It’s a book that teaches you to live intentionally, not optimally.

This mindset also shapes how I train and how I built ReadyCoach. Training is not about chasing every possible variable or optimizing every minute. It is about showing up with intention, doing the essential work, and letting consistency compound.

ReadyCoach gives you simple, structured strength sessions so you can show up without the frantic energy that burns most people out.