- Sun 28 December 2025
- Books
At first, I thought about putting the book down after reading the first few chapters. There were many references to other authors, which disrupted the flow of reading and was annoying: it seemed as if the author had few examples and ideas of his own, so he had to borrow from other authors. In addition, the writing style seemed somewhat clumsy, although perhaps this is just my opinion, as English is not my primary language (at the same time, I have read many other books in English with greater ease).
Nevertheless, the book turned out to be useful. I can't say that there were too many insights for me. However, several chapters described experiences that were familiar to me: the desire to control life more, information overload, doubts, procrastination, or waiting for a certain stage in life when everything will be easier, and it will be possible to start living fully. I also liked the chapters on decision-making, distractions, attempts to hold on to fleeting moments in life.
Overall, the main theme of the book is that we must accept our finitude and limitations as a given, and not wait for a moment when we will have a lot of time and few problems. Therefore, we need to learn to accept life as it is right now, with what we have, no matter how little time we have, no matter how imperfect the current situation may be. In other words, we should not worry about the imperfection of our decisions, practices, habits, and life situations, but be kinder to ourselves and learn to be here and now.