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#289 — Time Management for Mortals

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Seeking Emotional Avoidance in Pursuit of Security

As finite humans, we are vulnerable to unexpected events which prevent us from feeling a genuine sense of security in our lives. To cope with this discomfort, we often engage in emotional avoidance by setting future milestones as the beginning of 'real life' to evade the anxiety of realizing that the present moment is our only opportunity to pursue our passions. Similarly, individuals obsessed with productivity may use time management hacks to create an illusion of efficiency and self-discipline, believing they will eventually have time for everything important.

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