The Savage Irony Of Trying To Be Productive - Oliver Burkeman

4 days, Only 52,000 views? Only 76 comments? with 2.72M subscribers? HOW? WHY? This is GOLD! I have to listen to this again and look into Oliver Burkeman. Thank You!

This reminds me of a favourite quote of mine... “How we spend our days, is of course, how we spend our lives” - Annie Dillard This small slice of almost dull, unmystical yet profound wisdom has always helped me, when I’ve forgotten about what’s important and the memories and meaning I’ll have (and leave behind) when on my deathbed.

Hello you savages. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Here's the timestamps: 00:00 What is Imperfectionism? 04:20 Stop Trying to Fully Control Your Life 13:24 Why Everyone Should Have a Productivity Phase 17:09 Defining Insecure Overachievers 25:25 Can You Rehabilitate an Insecure Overachiever? 32:41 How to Not Be Your Worst Enemy 37:18 Confronting Painful Truths 41:20 Overcomplicating the Art of Reading 52:27 You Can’t Care About Everything 56:16 Let the Future Be the Future 1:03:15 The Magic of Finishing Things 1:07:45 Removing Obsession From Consistency 1:11:38 How to Find Focus in Chaos 1:18:45 The Key to Enjoying Life 1:22:43 Where to Find Oliver

For 20+ years I've consumed numerous podcasts, books, and articles about self-help, psychology, philosophy, productivity, and other subjects about improving one's self but continually feel a sense of incompleteness and falling short of my potential. I do experience tiny snippets of complete peace without the constant gnawing desire to conquer my extreme laziness and tendency to procrastinate, but those moments are very rare, and the void of not being enough totally surrounds me nearly at all times. I'm learning to be okay with my imperfections, but it's not as easy as just telling myself I'm okay as I am. I'm constantly "turning a new leaf" and "rising from the ashes", but it feels like I'm just spinning my wheels in mud going nowhere.

Clicked this with no expectations and was pleasently surprised. So many gems in here!

Dammit. This one is really hitting home.

I have never felt more spoken to by an author than I have when reading Oliver Burkemans books.

So much of this resonates, feels like a hug

This was one of the best interviews that I ever watched!!! Thank you!!!

man. this opened my eyes