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"Four weeks suddenly thought, because life is only four thousand weeks."

The author of the same book as "Our lives are only four thousand weeks."

Speaking of the simple fact that our lives are limited in time,

And will never manage everything...💌

We're tired of trying to control our lives perfectly.

Work, health, relationships, finance, or self-improvement.

But the truth is, "Life is never 100% perfect."

And the recognition here makes us more comfortable.

Stop pursuing extreme productivity.

Choose just a few really important things.

Accept that it can't be done

Living with the present instead of waiting for the day when everything is ready.

Plain and imperfection do not mean failure.

Books like friends slowly remind us of being in a hurry all the time.

"You don't have to be good at everything or manage your life to be happy."

A book that is not taught to be "better," but taught to be "less tired."

Read and feel light

Because...A person's life only has a few thousand weeks.

Therefore, it is not necessary to use every day to catch up with everything in this world.

.. release hands from anything out of control ✨

5/28 Edited to

... Read moreในบทเรียนสำคัญจากหนังสือเรื่องนี้ ช่วยเตือนใจว่าเรามีเวลาในชีวิตเพียงจำกัดโดยประมาณสี่พันสัปดาห์ ซึ่งเป็นแรงกระตุ้นให้เราใช้เวลาที่มีอย่างคุ้มค่าและมีความหมายมากขึ้น โดยส่วนตัวผมพบว่าการรับรู้ความจริงว่าเราไม่สามารถควบคุมทุกอย่างได้ช่วยลดความกดดันในชีวิตลงมาก จากที่เคยพยายามทำงานให้สมบูรณ์แบบหรือจัดการเรื่องต่างๆ อย่างสุดความสามารถ กลับมาเรียนรู้ที่จะยอมรับความไม่สมบูรณ์แบบและความธรรมดาในชีวิต ทำให้เรารู้สึกผ่อนคลายและมีความสุขกับสิ่งที่มีอยู่มากขึ้น หนึ่งในสิ่งที่ผมเห็นว่ามีประโยชน์คือการเลิกตามไลฟ์สไตล์ productivity แบบสุดโต่ง และเลือกโฟกัสในสิ่งที่สำคัญจริงๆ เท่านั้น เช่น การดูแลสุขภาพ ความสัมพันธ์ที่ดี และการพัฒนาตัวเองในระดับที่เหมาะสม แทนที่จะพยายามทำทุกอย่างให้ได้ครบถ้วน หรือทำงานจนเกินไปจนสุขภาพเสื่อม นอกจากนี้ หนังสือยังผลักดันให้เราใช้ชีวิตอยู่กับปัจจุบัน ไม่ใช่รอโอกาสหรือวันที่ทุกอย่างพร้อม ถึงแม้ชีวิตจะดูไม่ลงตัวหรือวุ่นวายก็ตาม แต่ก็สามารถมีความสุขได้ถ้าเราปล่อยวางและไม่ยึดติดกับความต้องการให้ทุกอย่างสมบูรณ์แบบเสมอไป ประสบการณ์จากหนังสือเล่มนี้ ทำให้ผมรู้ว่าการปล่อยมือจากสิ่งที่เราควบคุมไม่ได้ ไม่ใช่การยอมแพ้ แต่เป็นการเลือกใช้ชีวิตอย่างมีสติและสุขภาพจิตดีขึ้น ซึ่งเป็นสิ่งที่สำคัญมากในโลกที่เต็มไปด้วยความเร็วและความคาดหวังสูงในปัจจุบัน ท้ายที่สุด ผมอยากแนะนำให้ทุกคนได้ลองอ่านหนังสือเล่มนี้เพื่อช่วยเตือนสติและเป็นแรงบันดาลใจให้ใช้ชีวิตอย่างมีคุณภาพและไม่หมดแรงกับสิ่งที่ไม่สำคัญเกินไป

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