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Oliver Burkeman on Stop Optimizing, Start Living What Matters | EP 640
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Oliver Burkeman on Stop Optimizing, Start Living What Matters | EP 640

Passion Struck with John R. Miles · John R. Miles

July 22, 202558m 50s

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Show Notes

What if the real key to emotional wellness isn’t in doing more, achieving more, or finally “getting it all together”—but in letting go of the need to?

In this deeply grounding episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with Oliver Burkeman, acclaimed author of Four Thousand Weeks and Meditations for Mortals, to explore why our obsession with control, productivity, and optimization may be the very things keeping us from peace.

Burkeman challenges the conventional approach to time management and self-improvement. Instead of mastering life by getting on top of everything, he proposes that freedom lies in embracing our limitations, finding meaning in the present moment, and choosing what really matters.

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