How to stop fighting against time. | Oliver Burkeman | TEDxUniversityofNicosia

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  • Nobody has enough time these days - but our efforts to cope with busyness just leave us feeling busier. Ancient philosophers and cutting-edge research agree on the surprising solution: learn to love your limits. Oliver Burkeman is a columnist for The Guardian, based in Brooklyn, and author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking.
    @oliverburkeman This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @danielabbey7726
    @danielabbey7726 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Oliver's talk reminds me of that ancient phrase "Memento Mori". Remember that you will die - a great way to think about your daily choices in life.

  • @musafirrahgir3199
    @musafirrahgir3199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This is amazing. Oliver is a genuine master of his craft! This stuff needs to be viewed more widely. But then, truth has never been popular. And popularity is never the touchstone either for establishing the truth of something. In his academy, Plato will sometimes see only one student, Aristotle who had come to attend his lecture. Plato will say, "In having you here, Aristotle, we have half of the Athens present!"

  • @vijaye2479
    @vijaye2479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Currently reading his book; Four Thousand Hours. Thus my reason for searching for him on TH-cam. I think his book is liberating as time has been a big struggle for me lately.

    • @DOMReplays
      @DOMReplays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same

    • @bizonc
      @bizonc ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m obsessed with time. Always have. More so getting older with more going on, being busier in life. Certain personalities are more obsessed with time.

  • @annechristam.1573
    @annechristam.1573 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I really enjoyed to Read the book 4000 weeks.
    It’s not a waste of time to read it and so my system allowed to read it without any pressure or regret.
    Great book ❤

  • @Harbz
    @Harbz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Anyone else watching this at 2x speed and feeling the irony?

    • @marcosviagem
      @marcosviagem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      More than the irony of the speaker checking the clock for his presentation, as he explains how not to fight time?!

    • @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy
      @KrwiomoczBogurodzicy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marcosviagem,
      Such a great observation! ;)

    • @ChristyMurphyWriter
      @ChristyMurphyWriter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not until I read this comment. lol

    • @irinamc1505
      @irinamc1505 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wanted to, then I saw your message and I decided to take a breath and chill 😅😅😅

    • @irinamc1505
      @irinamc1505 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Correction: 2 min later I HAD TO speed it up 😂

  • @ericksaraiva1040
    @ericksaraiva1040 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    he's so right.

  • @rubenscunha2299
    @rubenscunha2299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bravissimo!

  • @dwayne2871
    @dwayne2871 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It seems that a lot of things he talked about overlaps with a book called Essentialism. I highly recommend the book I found you want to learn more about what he talked about!

  • @susanclare5475
    @susanclare5475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    One of the best Ted Talks I have seen. But why the really distracting constantly repeated "GameOver" visual plugging away next to Oliver?

    • @hello5007
      @hello5007 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. Distracting, wasn’t it?

  • @bethallgood4008
    @bethallgood4008 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So good! Thank you.

  • @emsmac80
    @emsmac80 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it, breath of fresh air 👌

  • @ruthm3090
    @ruthm3090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great stuff! Read his books for more insight

  • @John83118
    @John83118 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm captivated by the intellectual caliber of this material. A book with parallel content significantly influenced my opinions. "Dominating Your Clock: Strategies for Professional and Personal Success" by Anthony Rivers

  • @maddson2088
    @maddson2088 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thankyou

  • @yip9184
    @yip9184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like this idea and talk about time.
    It's too bad I didn't have time to finish the video.

  • @europebasedvlogs1251
    @europebasedvlogs1251 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    - prioritize
    - overwhelm, find meaning
    - time is limited, choices not they infinite
    - plan a vs b

  • @jinonimus
    @jinonimus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lol The deathbed joke was surprisingly funny

  • @poshpasha
    @poshpasha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The visual in the background is loudly disruptive.

  • @sandymayer5486
    @sandymayer5486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ironic that I sped up the audio to reduce the time to listen to this.

  • @neeshweesh
    @neeshweesh ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel several concepts he talks about are linked to living life in the context of Existential philosophical ideas.
    Facing the reality of impending death, life is a series of choices which we need to consider our freedom vs responsibility for, human existence is so fleeting and therefore both pointless and also paradoxically deeply meaningful, essentially we are alone in this world.
    When you internalise these ideas, you naturally live more authentically and your time is managed accordingly?! Highly simplified, but my take on it nevertheless xx

  • @shashank_srivastava
    @shashank_srivastava 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @dzovigounjian6372
    @dzovigounjian6372 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You remind me to lookup my Email! 👍

  • @madManSam7
    @madManSam7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Yeti exists

  • @theyetti90
    @theyetti90 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    05:07 Don't tell anyone you saw me.😘

  • @WilkinsMichael
    @WilkinsMichael ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great speech and a great book. BUT! British people avoid conflict at all costs and never want to say no to anybody?!? Has he ever met a British person? I can't think of a group of people on Earth who match that description less.

    • @hello5007
      @hello5007 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha. Very true.

  • @miguellombertlora2648
    @miguellombertlora2648 ปีที่แล้ว

    Esoterismo o realidad?

  • @Unknown-ki8yk
    @Unknown-ki8yk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Speaking 18 minutes, but actually not saying anything. If people stopped adding words to the conversation (speech) that don't have importance to the actual message, then everyone would save lots of time. From academic articles to average Tedx talks, people add meaningless words. I read some of technical books that were written 2-3 decades ago and I realized they are simpler and more concise than modern ones while educating you. Apparent examples as verbose are Jordan Peterson and 99% of Tedx talks.

    • @onkara4363
      @onkara4363 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Well I understand your point
      But no one is gonna remember an isolated fact.
      These talks are influential bcz of the meaningless words...
      Infact your comment shows that you didn't understand the meaning of this video.
      You aim to do many many more things with your time...
      But in the end it only causes more harm than good...
      I am myself someone who likes to be efficient
      But sometimes you need to relax and live life in the moment... jusstt relax

  • @Nektaria11000
    @Nektaria11000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely a incorrect assessment of human life. He is part of the pretenders who think that they are a important.cog in the echo system of humanity. The Poor of the world who make up the majority think differently. A sad display of time mis spent.

    • @clau6972
      @clau6972 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've read his book and that's the opposite of what he thinks...