The One You Feed

002: Oliver Burkeman

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This week on The One You Feed our guest is Oliver Burkeman. Oliver is a journalist for the Guardian and the author of a wonderful book called The Antotdote: Happiness for People who Hate Positive Thinking. 

 In This Interview Oliver Burkeman and I discuss...

  • The One You Feed parable.
  • Why you should ask yourself:  "What is the worst thing that could happen".
  • Do you have a problem right now?.
  • What musterbation is and why you should avoid it.
  • Why positive thinking isn't all it's cracked up to be.
  • Why focusing too much on your goals can be counterproductive.
  • How many wars were started in world history because somebody forgot their coffee in the AM.
  • What pop songs can Oliver not get out of his head.
  • Why positive thinking abhors a mystery.
    • ...more
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