Why and How to Balance Productivity and the Present: Oliver Burkeman (NYT Bestselling Author of "4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals")(Ep. 78)

Oliver Burkeman

In this episode, we talk to Oliver Burkeman, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, about why and how to balance productivity and the present.

Topics Discussed-

  • Ancient philosophy's perspective on work and productivity vs now

  • How our mindset towards work changed

  • Is living forever bad?

  • The balance between productivity and the present

  • Why and how being highly productive leads to more work

  • Strategies to prioritize time and life

  • Time management for students

  • The most impactful books of Mr. Burkeman's life

  • Mr. Burkeman's advice for teens

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Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, about embracing limitation and finally getting round to what counts, along with The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. For many years he wrote a popular column for the Guardian, 'This Column Will Change Your Life'. In his email newsletter The Imperfectionist, he writes about productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in an age of distraction. He lives in the North York Moors.

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