You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

The Next Right Thing w/Oliver Burkeman

You’re Going to Die: The Podcast

Show Notes

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done [a collection of his columns for the Guardian newspaper], as they talk about his newest book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, and making the most of our radically finite lives in a world of impossible demands, relentless distraction and political insanity [and 'productivity techniques' that mainly just make everyone feel busier]. oliver burkeman'swebsite: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/Produced by Nick JainaAssociate Produced by Jordan EdelheitSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick JainaEpisode Artwork by Nick JainaSUPPORT THE PODCAST & OUR 501(c)3 NONPROFIT BY CONTRIBUTING TODAY: https://www.yg2d.com/donate

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