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Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author.\nWe often find ourselves caught in a productivity spiral, feeling as though we aren\u2019t accomplishing enough and scalding ourselves when we fall short of impossibly high bars. What drives this constant pursuit of perfection? Is it truly beneficial to continuously seek efficiency?\nExpect to learn why so many of us have a ruthless obsession with being productive, the problem with trying to optimise efficiency as much as possible, why control is such a point of tension in our lives, what the relationship is between productivity and emotions, whether there is power in embracing your limitations instead of trying to fix them, why it\u2019s so hard to cut ourselves some slack, how we can make writing less hard and much more...\nSponsors:\nSee discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals\nGet 10% off all Legendary Foods purchases at\xa0https://EatLegendary.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM)\nGet 10% discount on all Gymshark\u2019s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code MW10)\nSign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)\nExtra Stuff:\nCheck out Oliver\u2019s BBC Maestro Course - https://www.bbcmaestro.com/courses/oliver-burkeman/time-management\xa0\nGet my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books\nTry my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom\nEpisodes You Might Enjoy:\n#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: http://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59\n#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: http://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf\n#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: http://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp\n-\nGet In Touch:\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact\n-\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices