Making Time For What Counts: Meditations for Mortals with Oliver Burkeman
Power Hour
Adrienne Herbert
4.8 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Adrienne is looking back at some of her favourite Power Hour episodes from years gone by!
Oliver Burkeman worked for many years at The Guardian, where he wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, “This Column Will Change Your Life.” His books include the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking.
Oliver's new book Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts is described as "A map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life―a journey that begins where we actually find ourselves, not with a fantasy of where we’d like to be". It's available no in stores and online.
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