Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, Meditations for Mortals, and several other books on the philosophy and psychology of time management and happiness.
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Timestamps
00:00 Mortality and Immortality
00:57 The Paradox of Infinite Time
02:51 Polls and Public Opinion on Immortality
05:09 The Concept of Finitude
06:56 The Philosophy of Time and Life's Shortness
10:03 Accepting Mortality and Denial of Death
19:49 Eastern and Western Philosophies
45:14 The Paradox of Productivity and Burnout
45:45 Critique of Capitalism and Personal Goals
47:19 Finding Purpose in a Capitalist System
48:33 Introducing 'Meditations for Mortals'
54:40 The Three to Four Hour Rule
01:04:20 The Fallacy of Effort Equals Worth
01:07:57 Parenting and Personal Development
01:15:06 Closing Thoughts and Book Recommendations
