60. Oliver Burkeman, How the News Took Over Reality
Oliver Burkeman is a British journalist and author based in Brooklyn. We discuss his recent Guardian essay where he argues that excessive engagement with political news is unhealthy for individual wellbeing and for democracy.\n\n\n\nRelated Links\n\n\n\n* How the news took over reality by Oliver Burkeman* The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (Burkeman)* Video: The Negative Path to Happiness and Success (Burkeman)* Help! How To Be Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done (Burkeman)* Why time management is ruining our lives (Burkeman)* Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in Its Place by Robert Talisse \n\n\n\nHere is atranscript of the episode.\n\n\n\nRating the Show\n\n\n\nIf you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes:\n\n\n\n* Go to the show\u2019s iTunes page\xa0and click \u201cView in iTunes\u201d* Click \u201cRatings and Reviews\u201d which is to the right of \u201cDetails\u201d* Next to \u201cClick to Rate\u201d select the stars.\n\n\n\nSee the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>