
Oliver Burkeman
Make time for what's important to you – today. Reject the cult of busyness and instead reframe your relationship with time to start building a more meaningful life in the present, instead of constantly postponing life – or "planning" if you prefer that term.
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What you'll learn
Once you've completed this course, you'll see time differently. You'll learn practical time management skills including productivity techniques, task organisation, goal setting and how to procrastinate better. But most importantly, you'll understand these are only tools that help… once you learn to embrace imperfection.
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Oliver Burkeman understands the dreaded deadline, over-planning, procrastination and imposter syndrome. He’s lived it all and more in 20+ years as an award-winning writer.
Now, as the author of books on managing time, including The New York Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Oliver’s work is focused on helping you use ‘the power of limits’ to better use the time you have.
Lesson Plan
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6 mins
Oliver explains why many of the problems we experience in modern life are problems of time and poor time management strategies.
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14 mins
Coming to terms with our finite time can be difficult. Oliver highlights the problem with the busyness epidemic.
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21 mins
Oliver looks at our modern concept of time and how it compares with the experience of medieval peasants.
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25 mins
Learn time management tips and how to navigate everyday issues like the never-ending inbox.
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13 mins
Learn how the allure of the future mindset can tempt you away from living in the moment.
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7 mins
Oliver debunks conventional time management techniques, instead recommending a shift in perspective.
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16 mins
Discover the three rules of procrastination and understand the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ procrastination.
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11 mins
Pay attention to how modern conveniences can sometimes rob us of life’s little pleasures.
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11 mins
Discover the delight of making your mind up and just how liberating it can be.
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11 mins
Look at life as a menu: an exciting list of options we are lucky enough to choose from. So much better than the dreaded to-do list.
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27 mins
Oliver looks at the effects of social media and living in an attention economy, while offering tips to navigate it.
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10 mins
Lean into the cringe to combat defence mechanisms. If it feels awkward, it probably means you’re doing something meaningful.
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16 mins
One effective time management tool is to start healthy habits by just looking at that first time you try it.
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26 mins
How Oliver learned the art of patience and how you can develop a taste for problem solving.
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12 mins
Let’s be honest, planning can be a form of procrastination. Here’s how, and how not, to use planning techniques.
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16 mins
How to stay sane yet engaged in the current climate of bad news.
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17 mins
Learn how to enjoy leisure for its own sake, not to achieve more and become better.
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14 mins
Keeping time with others is the route to communal happiness. A warning to digital nomads on how to manage time!
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9 mins
You don’t need to put a dent in the universe! Take that pressure off with Oliver’s philosophical insights.
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7 mins
This reassuring lesson helps us understand imposter syndrome and the fact that no one really has it together.
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16 mins
So what chocolate should you pick from the box of life? Oliver suggests you choose discomfort.
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8 mins
You are ready to begin now. Embrace your new perspective on time and the importance of time management.
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