People in high status jobs are busier than those at the bottom of the economic ladder. But they're as stretched thin as people at the very bottom, albeit with a different quality of life. This is what happens when you take this to an extreme, right? Here, it was a four day work week with a one day week end. They tried to basically maximis productivity. And so yet, if you're not in the same e work group, has somebody you want o spend time with, you're never going to spend time with them. It's this bizarre situation.
Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and author of the book 4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. In this episode we discuss:
- The time management myths that are holding you back - Practical strategies that help you focus on what matters most- The true cost of convenience culture and what you lose
We also talk about how writing the book changed Oliver’s relationship to time, the path to producing original creative work and the issues with self-help culture.