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The Diary of a CEOHow To Finally Stop Procrastinating: Oliver Burkeman | E125
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- March 14, 2022
- Duration
- 1h 20m
- Channel
- The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
This weeks episode entitled 'How To Finally Stop Procrastinating: Oliver Burkeman' topics: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Why do you write about happiness? 04:11 Happiness and meaning 11:25 Embracing our limits 18:13 Why do we put our happiness on the future? 20:23 Pursuit of efficiency 24:11 Living up to your external reputation 27:45 Procrastination 33:57 How to prioritise 41:20 The water melon problem 48:55 Why self analysis is so important 50:53 Why do we purse ambition over happiness 57:15 We’re addicted to the speed of life 01:04:50 Embracing small changes 01:08:10 Embracing our irrelevance 01:14:20 A question from your book 01:16:04 The last guest question Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Sponsors: Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven Myenergi - https://bit.ly/3oeWGnl
SPEAKERS
Oliver Burkeman
guestSteven Bartlett
host
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Oliver Burkeman and Steven Bartlett, How To Finally Stop Procrastinating: Oliver Burkeman | E125 explores Why Embracing Limits Beats Hustle Culture In Overcoming Procrastination Journalist and author Oliver Burkeman discusses why our obsession with productivity, happiness, and efficiency often backfires, leaving us more anxious and unfulfilled. Drawing on his book "Four Thousand Weeks," he argues that accepting our radical finitude—limited time, control, and importance—is the starting point for a saner, more meaningful life.
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