10:26 14 April 2026

Meditations for Mortals - 10 Minutes that Will Change Your Mind

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I’ve recently finished Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, a short book that helps us ditch the limiting mindsets that restrict our lives, and actually start living.

In this short review I cover;

📘 The premise of the book

📖 Who I would recommend it to

🧠 How to read it to get the most out of it

💭 My top three take-aways

⌚️TIME STAMPS ⌚️

0:00 Intro

01:16 Who would I recommend it to?

02:22 What is the book about?

02:54 How to read it

04:01 3 Topics that stood out to me

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Lizzie Benton

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Lizzie Benton

Founder & Self-management Specialist

A curious explorer for new ways of working

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