Daily: Much To Do Gets You Nothing – Oliver Burkeman on the cult of productivity

The Bunker

If we stopped trying to do everything, would we finally get chance to do what counts? Do to-do lists create anything but meaningless pressure? Can we ever really get everything done? Journalist Oliver Burkeman talks to Dorian Lynskey about how to answer the ultimate time management problem – the question of how best to use our brief moment on the planet – in his new book Four Thousand Weeks. “We’re all drawn to things that we struggle with.” “There shouldn't be anything embarrassing about the concept of self-help. It has developed a bad reputation on the basis of bad approaches.” “The action of clearing the decks just adds to the decks." “Time used to be a medium, not a resource.” Presented by Dorian Lynskey. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Oliver-Burkeman/Four-Thousand-Weeks--Time-and-How-to-Use-it/25942066 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.