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S5E13: Time Management with Oliver Burkeman
Manage episode 434783766 series 2638978
Oliver Burkeman is the New York Times' bestselling author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and the new book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.
Topics:
- You likely saw the latest stats from the CDC saying the average human lifespan is down 1.5 years. This is not encouraging. What are your thoughts on this?
- Given how little time we have left, what are your time management tips for us to make the best use?
- How can people learn to prioritize to make for more effective time management?
- What are the three-or-four-hours rules for getting creative work done?
- Where does social media fall in the spectrum of priorities and distraction?
- What is the Attention Economy?
- What is the Efficiency Trap?
- What is the Productivity Trap?
- What is happiness?
- Why are people so fixated on being happy?
Website: www.OliverBurkeman.com
299 episodes
Manage episode 434783766 series 2638978
Oliver Burkeman is the New York Times' bestselling author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and the new book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.
Topics:
- You likely saw the latest stats from the CDC saying the average human lifespan is down 1.5 years. This is not encouraging. What are your thoughts on this?
- Given how little time we have left, what are your time management tips for us to make the best use?
- How can people learn to prioritize to make for more effective time management?
- What are the three-or-four-hours rules for getting creative work done?
- Where does social media fall in the spectrum of priorities and distraction?
- What is the Attention Economy?
- What is the Efficiency Trap?
- What is the Productivity Trap?
- What is happiness?
- Why are people so fixated on being happy?
Website: www.OliverBurkeman.com
299 episodes
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