In Praise of Idleness
Is the solution to busyness not to work harder but to indulge in a little idleness?
It's not busyness but bandwidth
Oliver Burkeman asks if our problem might not be lack of time but lack of head space.
Fetishising Busyness
Oliver Burkeman asks if we are talking ourselves into feeling overwhelmed with busyness.
The Busyness Paradox
Oliver Burkeman explores if the busyness epidemic is not what it at first seems.
Guest
Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and author. His most recent book is Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. He’s also the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking.
Transcript
Krista Tippett, host: What is time? That’s a question for philosophers and physicists, and yet it is also an element by which each and every one of us experiences and orders our days and our lives.
