The lifespan for the average human is 4000 weeks. Doesn't THAT hit like a bucket of cold water. Author Oliver Burkeman argues that we're so conscious of time running out that we try to be as productive as possible. All. The Damn. Time. It's time to reject our obsession with “getting everything done and embrace our limitations.

LINKS

• ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It’ by Oliver Burkeman.
• Oliver Burkeman: ‘How to spend your 4,000 weeks on Earth’ | The Guardian Members.
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CREDITS
Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.
Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.
Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.
Editor: Adrian Walton.

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