Daily: Much To Do Gets You Nothing – Oliver Burkeman on the cult of productivity

<p>If we stopped trying to do everything, would we finally get chance to do what counts? Do to-do lists create anything but meaningless pressure? Can we ever really get everything done? Journalist <strong>Oliver Burkeman</strong> talks to Dorian Lynskey about how to answer the ultimate time management problem –&nbsp;the question of how best to use our brief moment on the planet –&nbsp;in his new book Four Thousand Weeks.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“We’re all drawn to things that we struggle with.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“There shouldn't be anything embarrassing about the concept of self-help. It has developed a bad reputation on the basis of bad approaches.”</em></li><li><em>“The action of clearing the decks just adds to the decks."</em></li><li><em>“Time used to be a medium, not a resource.”&nbsp;</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Dorian Lynskey. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Oliver-Burkeman/Four-Thousand-Weeks--Time-and-How-to-Use-it/25942066" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Oliver-Burkeman/Four-Thousand-Weeks--Time-and-How-to-Use-it/25942066</a></p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>