Oliver Burkeman | Time Management for Mortals

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My guest today is Oliver Burkeman. Oliver is the author of the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, which is about embracing the finite nature of life and finally getting around to what matters most. He is also the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help!: How to Be Slightly Happier, Slightly More Successful and Get a Bit More Done. For many years Oliver wrote a popular column on psychology for The Guardian called, This Column Will Change Your Life. He currently writes a newsletter called, The Imperfectionist, where he discusses productivity, mortality, and building a meaningful life in an age of distraction. Oliver is also a contributor to Sam Harris’ meditation app, Waking Up.
Some of the topics we explore in this episode include:
- How Oliver’s work overlaps with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Oliver’s background and how it helped him understand what doesn’t work regarding time management
- The idea of paying yourself first with time
- Making our peace with not being able to do everything that matters
- The importance of finding value in experiences themselves
- How our limitations are connected to distraction and impatience
- Oliver’s new book that he is currently writing

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Oliver’s website: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/

4000 Weeks: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374159122

Twitter: https://twitter.com/oliverburkeman

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