3 Posts found for Author: James Surowiecki

Once you truly understand that you’re guaranteed to miss out on almost every experience the world has to offer, the fact that there are so many you still haven’t experienced stops feeling like a problem. Letting go of all the things you haven’t done, but imagine you could do, lets you focus more intensely on the things you are doing.

Authors: James Surowiecki, Oliver Burkeman | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Productivity & Time Management

We live in a culture, and an economy, that seems practically designed to get us to pay attention to things we don’t especially value.

Author: James Surowiecki | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Articles & Links

[Oliver Burkeman recommends] abandoning the delusion that time is something you can manage successfully. Trying to live as efficiently as possible, Burkeman argues, is both futile and self-defeating. There is always more to do, always another small task to complete, and, paradoxically, the better we get at completing tasks, the faster new ones arise. Obsessing over time management therefore means spending your time trying, and … [ Read more ]

Authors: James Surowiecki, Oliver Burkeman | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Life & Society, Personal Improvement, Productivity & Time Management