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Get ready to learn how to conquer the distractions caused by information and communication overload, and how to get out from under "communication clutter," so you can live a life of choice-one of action, not reaction.

The average human lifespan is absurdly brief. Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks. We’re obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, work-life balance, the ceaseless battle against distraction, and "life hacks" to optimize our days. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: how best to use our four thousand weeks. Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Burkeman delivers an humorous, practical, and profound guide to time and time management.

Work-life balance is ever-evolving and can be hard to find and maintain, especially as your career develops and circumstances change. Here is a highly practical handbook to help you do just that, covering everything from assessing your own needs, delegation and workload management and the myths of perfectionism, to managing and investing in relationships at work and at home, considering professional and personal development, and creativity and self-worth.

The average American worker spends 156 hours a year engaged in the kind of moderate to intense workplace conflict that adversely impacts both performance and health. In this book, you'll learn the formula for identifying your coworkers' conflict styles and how to use this information to foster better communication and more effective collaboration. Filled with fun, engaging examples and actionable techniques, How to Get Along with Anyone teaches you how to predict and prevent escalated conflict, arming you with practical tools for flipping the script on sticking points to nurture stronger and more meaningful relationships.

In this eye-opening, paradigm-shifting, and practical guide, Moss lays bare the root causes of burnout and how organizations can stop the chronic stress cycle that an alarming number of workers suffer through. With fascinating research, new findings from the pandemic, and interviews with business leaders around the globe, The Burnout Epidemic offers readers insightful and actionable advice that will empower leaders to help themselves--and their employees--feel healthier and happier at work.