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The average human will live for roughly 4000 weeks. Foregrounding this can be a source of stress, leading us to constantly run from one task to another. Or, it can be a source of meaning and purpose, nudging us to focus on what really matters.\nIn this episode, Forrest is joined by bestselling author Oliver Burkeman for an exploration of what\u2019s really at stake in what we call \u201ctime management\u201d. You\u2019ll learn why doing things faster only leaves you with more to do, the hidden payoffs of constant busyness, and how we can live a more fulfilling and enjoyable life by embracing its finite nature.\xa0\nAbout our Guest: Oliver Burkeman is a bestselling author and journalist. His most recent book is Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, and prior to that wrote The Guardian column titled, \u201cThis Column Will Change Your Life.\u201d He writes and publishes a twice monthly email newsletter called \u201cThe Imperfectionist.\u201d\xa0\nWatch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You\xa0can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction\n0:55: Oliver\u2019s movement towards \u201canti-productivity\u201d\n2:55: Doing fewer things more purposefully\n4:55: Looking at your own experience, and the paradoxical notion of perfect efficiency\n10:15: The wheel of craving, secondary gains, and grappling with our mortality\n15:30: Procrastination and freedom from an ideal result\n20:15: The poignancy of limited choice\n22:50: Existential crisis, insight, and fulfillment\n30:20: Organizing your daily schedule around your top priority\n35:55: Frameworks for working within someone else\u2019s schedule\n39:45: The allure of middling priorities\n41:40: Identifying our wants and needs, and choices that enlarge and diminish us\n45:50: Five questions to ask yourself from Oliver\u2019s book\n50:00: Suffering from trying to find a solution, and life not being a \u2018prologue\u2019\n57:35: Recap\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors:\nGo to healthycell.com/beingwell and use promo code BEINGWELL to get 20% off your first order.\xa0\nGo to BrioAirPurifier.com and use code BEINGWELL to save $100 on a Brio Air Purifier.\nFinally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you\u2019re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.\nJoin over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website