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Oliver Burkeman: Shortness of Life | Paradox of Productivity | Rethinking Time Management

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Show Notes

Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, Meditations for Mortals, and several other books on the philosophy and psychology of time management and happiness.

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Timestamps

00:00 Mortality and Immortality

00:57 The Paradox of Infinite Time

02:51 Polls and Public Opinion on Immortality

05:09 The Concept of Finitude

06:56 The Philosophy of Time and Life's Shortness

10:03 Accepting Mortality and Denial of Death

19:49 Eastern and Western Philosophies

45:14 The Paradox of Productivity and Burnout

45:45 Critique of Capitalism and Personal Goals

47:19 Finding Purpose in a Capitalist System

48:33 Introducing 'Meditations for Mortals'

54:40 The Three to Four Hour Rule

01:04:20 The Fallacy of Effort Equals Worth

01:07:57 Parenting and Personal Development

01:15:06 Closing Thoughts and Book Recommendations

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