Hello everyone, I'm your host, Greg McEwan and I'm here with you on this journey to learn

so that we can operate at our highest point of contribution.

Have you ever felt frustrated by the endless pursuit of efficiency?

Have you ever felt that there was more to life than the zero inbox?

Well today is part one of a two-part interview with Oliver Berkman, the author of 4,000 weeks.

For many years he wrote a popular column on psychology for the Guardian, called This Column

Will Change Your Life. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,

Psychologies and New Philosopher. By the end of today's episode, you will have the mindset

that Berkman believes most upends the time management industry of the last 30 or 40 years.

Let's get to it.

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