The author has written a book about how to manage your time. She says it's important not to tell yourself that you're working on 50 things at once. Instead, focus on two or three major projects and don't let anyone else in until they've done one of them. The canban method is the most successful form of task management.
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.