4,000 weeks.
That’s all we get. The number of weeks most of us will live.
The average human life is "absurdly, insultingly brief."
As we step into 2025, this perspective—shared by Oliver Burkeman on the How to Live Podcast earlier this year—continues to resonate deeply. It’s a stark reminder to be intentional with the one resource we can never reclaim: time.
We’ve put together life lessons from extraordinary guests who appeared on the How to Live Podcast in the second half of 2024—thinkers who are reshaping how we live, work, and grow:
- Oliver Burkeman reframes time management with startling clarity.
- Aneace Haddad helps us navigate midlife transitions.
- Joel Pearson unveils the science of intuition.
- Sara Jane Ho elevates the art of human interaction.
- Simon Bowen introduces the power of visual thinking.
- Nir Eyal shares strategies for staying focused in a distracted world.
- John Dykes inspires with his journey of personal reinvention.
- Sha-En Yeo explores the science of happiness.
- Christina Wallace invites us to embrace a portfolio life.
- Matthew Dicks reveals the secrets of masterful storytelling.
- Drew Tarvin demonstrates humor’s ability to transform.
- Nick Jonsson offers a path to self-discovery and personal transformation.
This is more than a podcast—it’s a roadmap to living with intention, curiosity, and purpose.
As we close the chapter on 2024, I invite you to reflect on your own 4,000 weeks:
What will you do differently in the weeks ahead?
Don’t miss this powerful episode that brings all these lessons together in one place.
Here’s to a purposeful 2025. 🌟
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