Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live by Chris Guillebeau

Time Anxiety

Subtitle: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live

Author: Chris Guillebeau

Genre: Nonfiction, Productivity

Publish Date: April 2025

Read: April 2025

Favorite Quote: When you’re too busy to think about your life, you’re able to put off proactive decisions under the guise of responding to what seems urgent. You think you’re doing all the right things, but really you’re just keeping busy.

Synopsis: Instead of a traditional “be more productive” book, Chris Guillebeau looks at the ways our anxiety around time (running out or having too much) affects our ability to do the tasks at hand. As a member of the neurodivergent team, Guillebeau takes care to recognize not all brains work the same and the traditional tips and tricks don’t always work well for the ND crowd. He also details different ways we have time anxiety, from facing our mortality to feeling like there aren’t enough hours in a single day to accomplish our goals.

Why does this book beguile? I’ve been a big Chris Guillebeau fan for a while. I appreciate his approach to important topics (like entrepreneurship, making money, philanthropy, and now time). He usually includes helpful commentary from an ND perspective, personal anecdotes, and my favorite: crowd-sourced stories, opinions, and solutions. Instead of using his platform to make his voice louder, he amplifies the voices of his fan/customer base time and time again.

Bookshop.Org Link*: Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live by Chris Guillebeau

Amazon.com Link* Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live by Chris Guillebeau

If you’re interested in this, read*: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman - Amazon.com / Bookshop.Org