190: A Retirement Well Spent - Lessons from 4,000 Weeks with Oliver Burkeman

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I'm thrilled to have with us a guest whose work has profoundly shaped the way we think about time, productivity, and living a meaningful life. Oliver Burkeman is a renowned British journalist, author, and former columnist for The Guardian, best known for his groundbreaking book 4,000 Weeks, Time Management for Mortals.

I loved this book and am honoured that Oliver joined me to share his story and research, and to introduce his latest book, Meditations for Mortals - Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make More Time for What Counts, which has sparked a global conversation about the finite nature of our lives and how we can make the most of our limited time, especially as we enter the later stages of life.

We chat about how life’s too short to wait for the “right” moment, especially for retirees and soon to be retirees, and Oliver urges us to live meaningfully now—not later. After all, time is finite.


Useful links

Oliver’s website: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/

Oliver on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-burkeman-51651b21a/

Oliver on X/Twitter: https://x.com/oliverburkeman

Meditations for Mortals - Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make More Time for What Counts book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/46Xa1oY

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