Oliver Burkeman

2 weeks ago | waterstones.com | Oliver Burkeman |Anna Orhanen

Posted on 1st May 2025 by Anna Orhanen In his new book Meditations for Mortals, one of our Non-Fiction Books of the Month for May, Oliver Burkeman follows up his bestselling Four Thousand Weeks with another compelling and accessible work of inspiring hands-on philosophy, this time offering a roadmap for four transformative weeks dedicated to focusing on what really matters in life. We are delighted to share an exclusive Q&A with the author. On some level, I’m always writing advice that I’ve...

2 months ago | secretorum.life | Oliver Burkeman |Roger’s Bacon

It’s painful to confront how limited your time is, because it means that tough choices are inevitable and that you won't have time for all you once dreamed you might do. It’s also painful to accept your limited control over the time you do get: maybe you simply lack the stamina or talent or other resources to perform well in all the roles you feel you should. And so, rather than face our limitations, we engage in avoidance strategies, in an effort to carry on feeling limitless.

Jan 22, 2025 | behavioralscientist.org | Oliver Burkeman

Meditations for Mortals is about how the world opens up once you realize you’re never going to sort your life out. It’s about how marvelously productive you become when you give up the grim-faced quest to make yourself more and more productive; and how much easier it gets to do bold and important things once you accept that you’ll never get around to more than a handful of them (and that, strictly speaking, you don’t absolutely need to do any of them at all).

Jan 4, 2025 | msn.com | Oliver Burkeman

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Jan 4, 2025 | theguardian.com | Savannah Ayoade-Greaves |Chris Godfrey |Oliver Burkeman |Sam Pyrah |Joe Coen |Evelyn Miller

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