Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction - Oliver Burkeman
- Andy McIlvain
- 5 hours ago
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Video from Chris Williamson
Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction - Oliver Burkeman
"Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian, and an author.
How does the insecure overachiever evolve? You think success will quiet the doubt, then you hit 30, and it’s still there. More achievement, more stress. So how can you feel proud of what you’ve built without always fearing it’s not enough?
Expect to learn if it possible to be the best in the world and relaxed at the same time, how to deal with uncertainty more effectively, the biggest changes insecure overachievers will face as they age, the cost of constantly asking, “Am I living my best possible life?“, how to know when it’s a good time to settle and much more…" from the video introduction
0:00 The Hidden Trap of Tying Your Worth to Success 6:31 Making Peace With Our Limited Control of Life 15:25 Why Nothing Going Your Way Might Be a Gift 19:04 What Control is Really Costing You 24:27 Why You Should Do It Anyway 30:41 Can You Actually Design Fun? 41:03 Is AI Just Another Control Fantasy? 46:26 The Insecure Overachiever Paradox 55:14 Is Optimising Your Life Making You Miserable? 58:41 Do High Performers Create Their Own Problems? 01:05:19 Criticism and Congruence: Learning to Relinquish Control 01:21:22 Does Settling Help You Get More Out of Life? 01:26:12 What Is Oliver Working On Now? 01:31:25 Where to Find Oliver -
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