Meditations for Mortals Book Study

Kelley & Erin invite you, our audience, to our first (A)Theist Book Study!

Back in 2023, author Oliver Burkeman lent his energy, time, and brilliance to (A)Theist to discuss his bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks. During that interview he mentions an upcoming book he’s writing… he released Meditations for Mortals roughly a year later!

Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts was published in October 2024. This book offers a powerful new way to take action on what counts: a guiding philosophy of life called “imperfectionism.”

The book can be read in a number of different ways, but is divided into four week-long sections. The author calls it a “four-week retreat of the mind” if read that way.

So, (A)Theist is going to read it and react to it in that format… except since we publish every two weeks, we’re going to take eight weeks to go through it.

We invite our audience to read it along with us!

THE SCHEDULE:

  • June 30 - June 4

    • Pick up a copy of the book!

    • We have links below if that helps (and no, we do NOT receive compensation from any of these companies)

  • July 7 - July 11

    • Read sections for Week 1! We’ll be doing the same!

  • July 14th — Episode 1 published!

    • Kelley and Erin will reflect on what they’ve learned in the first week. (Keep an eye out for ways to comment and participate!)

  • July 21 - July 25

    • Read sections for Week 2! (And, check back here — we’ll have polls and questions on our website!)

  • July 28th — Episode 2 published!

    • In addition to reflecting, Kelley and Erin will also incorporate any comments, questions, or thoughts our audience shares via social media, emails, website comments, or even a text to one of us!

  • August 4 - August 8

    • Read sections for Week 3!

  • August 11th - Episode 3 published!

    • Kelley and Erin will offer their thoughts on Week 3 content (including anything sent to us by our audience!)

  • August 18 - 22

    • Read sections for Week 4

  • August 18th — Episode 4 published!

    • This will be our conclusion to this project!

FIND THE BOOK!

We invite you to pick up a copy of the book from any retailer, e-publisher, or Audible! Here are a few (external) links:

(A)Theist does not receive any compensation for use of these links and is not affiliated with any of the vendors listed.

SOME BACKGROUND MATERIAL

We invite you to revisit our 2023 interview with Oliver Burkeman where he discussed Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. It’s a brilliant interview!

Week 1 Reflections

Episode publishes on July 14th, 2025!