#269 - Deep Time

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Oliver Burkeman about our relationship to time. They discuss the perils of efficiency, being vs becoming, the illusion of time as a resource, parenting and childhood, work-life balance, the loss of leisure, the planning trap, social isolation, a modern Sabbath, and other topics.</span></p> <p><strong>Oliver Burkeman</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is the author of the </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bestseller </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3GhMrol" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, about embracing limitation and finally getting round to what counts, along with </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3psetq6" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3dnW4Ff" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. For many years he wrote a popular column on psychology for the </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guardian</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">'This Column Will Change Your Life</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">', and has reported from London, New York, and Washington, DC. In his email newsletter,</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></em><a href="https://www.oliverburkeman.com/the-imperfectionist" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Imperfectionist</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, he writes about productivity, mortality, and building a meaningful life in an age of distraction.</span></p> <p