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#265 - Time, productivity, and purpose: insights from Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman

The Peter Attia Drive

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Meaning, Mortality, and Connection

This chapter explores the intricate connection between our perceptions of time, mortality, and the search for a meaningful life. It delves into the importance of relationships in experiencing joy and fulfillment, contrasting solitary happiness with the need for human interaction. Through personal narratives and thought experiments, the conversation reflects on how crises reveal deeper meanings in life and challenges the idea of control over one's happiness.

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