Oliver Burkeman

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Sarah Phillips |Tim Dowling |Hilary Osborne |Georgina Hayden |Claire Ratinon |Oliver Burkeman | +7 more

HouseholdStuffed-up sievesAlways use a dishwasher. If one isn’t available, soak in the sink first, to loosen particles, then take a dish brush or nail brush to it. Rinse under a fast hot tap. Aggie MacKenzie, TV presenter and authorCoffee that clogsCoffee brewed with a French press leaves behind a slurry of grounds and water, and usually too much liquid for the kitchen bin. But coffee grounds can clog up plumbing and create major problems, which I learned the hard way.

4 weeks ago | internazionale.it | Oliver Burkeman

Questo articolo è stato pubblicato il 29 gennaio 2016 nel numero 1138 di Internazionale. Il dottor David Pollens è uno psicoanalista che riceve i suoi pazienti in un modesto studio al piano terra nell’Upper East Side, un quartiere di Manhattan, a New York, che per concentrazione di analisti compete forse solo con l’Upper West Side.

1 month 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...

Feb 28, 2025 | 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).