Four Thousand Weeks (With Oliver Burkeman)

This week is a replay of a 2021 interview with Oliver Burkeman. His book is now available in paperback.The average person lives about 4,000 weeks. How does that fact make you feel? More importantly, how might knowing that your time is so finite cause you to choose to live? There are so many tools at our disposal for time management, but often our efforts only make us feel more busy and overwhelmed.Today’s guest is Oliver Burkeman. We discuss existential overwhelm, the efficiency trap, and how to reclaim just a little bit of sanity in a world obsessed with better, faster, more. His new book is the instant NY Times Best-seller 4,000 Weeks. Mentioned in this episode:Please Support Our Sponsors:Indeed: Indeed is an unbelievably powerful hiring platform. Join more than 3 million businesses worldwide that use Indeed to hire great talent fast. Visit indeed.com/creative to get started today. Shopify: Shopify is the commerce platform revolutionizing millions of businesses worldwide. Now it's your turn to get serious about selling and try Shopify today. Sign up for a $1 per month trial at shopify.com/accidentalcreative.