Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the imperfect life -- Week one: being finite -- Day one: It's worse than you think - on the liberation of defeat -- Day two: Kayaks and super-yachts - on actually doing things -- Day three: You need only face the consequences - on paying the price -- Day four: against productivity debt - on the power of a done list -- Day five: Too much information - on the art of reading and not reading -- Day six: You can't care about everything - on staying sane when the world's a mess -- Day seven: Let the future be the future - on crossing bridges when you come to them -- Week two: taking action -- Day eight: Decision-hunting - on choosing a path through the woods -- Day nine: Finish things - on the magic of completion -- Day ten: Look for the life task - on what really matters -- Day eleven: Just go to the shed - on befriending what you fear -- Day twelve: Rules that serve life - on doing things dailyish -- Day thirteen: Three hours - on finding focus in the chaos -- Day fourteen: Develop a taste for problems - on never reaching the trouble-free phase -- Week three: letting go -- Day fifteen: what if this were easy? - on the false allure of effort -- Day sixteen: The reverse golden rule - on not being your own worst enemy -- Day seventeen: Don't stand in generosity's way - on the futility of 'becoming a better person' -- Day eighteen: Allow other people their problems - on minding your own business -- Day nineteen: A good time or a good story - on the upsides of unpredictability -- Day twenty: Set a quantity goal - on firing your inner quality controller -- Day twenty-one: What's an interruption, anyway? - on the importance of staying distractible -- Week four: Showing up -- Day twenty-two: Stop being so kind to future you - on entering time and space completely -- Day twenty-three: How to start from sanity - on paying yourself first -- Day twenty-four: Scruffy hospitality - on finding connection in the flaws -- Day twenty-five: You can't hoard life - on letting the moments pass -- Day twenty-six: Inconceivable - on the solace of doubt -- Day twenty-seven: C'est fait par du monde -- on giving it a shot -- Day twenty-eight: What matters - on finding your way -- Epilogue - imperfectly onward.

'Meditations for Mortals' takes us on a liberating journey towards a more meaningful life - one that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence, but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves. Designed as a four-week 'retreat of the mind', it offers daily wisdom, solace and inspiration to aid a saner, freer, and more enchantment-filled way of living.