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ML189: Oliver Burkeman on Using Your 4000 Weeks, Time Management for Mortals & Overcoming Convenience Culture

Oct 27, 2021

01:05:38

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Oliver Burkeman

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Is There a Reaction to Self Aided Speeches?

04:13

Is There a Difference Between Self Help and Self Help?

05:16

The Third Is a Way to Transform Our Limitations

03:03

Introduction

2min

Time Management and Self Help

4min

The Process of Writing the Book, Four Thousand Weeks

5min

What if I'm Selling Myself Short?

5min

The Third Is a Way to Transform Our Limitations

3min

Paying Yourself First

5min

How Do You Review Your Priorities?

2min

How Do You Manage Your Tasks and Projects?

5min

Are We in Control of Our Time All the Time?

5min

10.

What Happens When You're Not in the Same Work Group

3min

11.

The Convenience Culture

5min

12.

Are We Losing Something by Not Making It Convenient?

3min

13.

Is There a Difference Between Self Help and Self Help?

5min

14.

Is There a Reaction to Self Aided Speeches?

4min

15.

Is There a Need to Trudge Along for Periods?

5min

16.

How to Live a Meaningful Life - Just Do the Next Right Thing

5min

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.

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