{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eac750887dc7ce068895523/63979f9577b605001083f45c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 32. Backstage with: Oliver Burkeman. ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eac750887dc7ce068895523/1671393462208-d318f92ac0f79429d0c633faa7e7c07c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This is our <strong>Next GenCast Christmas Special!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We've done something different for this one: instead of hearing from a leader, this episode is with the utterly brilliant best-selling author and journalist, <a href=\"Oliver Burkeman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Oliver Burkeman</strong></a>. His latest book <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Time-How/dp/1847924018\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\"Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals</strong></a>\", was easily my best read of 2022, and might give you lots to think about over the Xmas period.</p><p><br></p><p>The average person has about 4000 weeks on planet earth, which doesn't sound like much does it? But I promise this isn’t a pessimistic episode about how short life is, or full of cliches about living in the moment-&nbsp;in his book, Oliver Burkeman shares an amazing philosophy to overcome overwhelm when it comes to choosing how to spend the rest of your four thousand weeks.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>*Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li>The premise of the book <strong>(5 mins)</strong></li><li>Prioritising <strong>(14.5 mins)</strong></li><li>FOMO<strong> (19 mins)</strong></li><li>Work-life balance <strong>(25 mins)</strong></li><li>Making 'enlarging and diminishing' choices <strong>(33 mins)</strong></li><li>Imposter syndrome <strong>(36 mins)</strong></li><li>Inbox Zero <strong>(39 mins)</strong></li><li>Pay yourself first <strong>(46 mins) </strong></li><li>Procrastinating <strong>(47.5 mins)</strong></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>*Resources:</strong></p><ul><li>Oliver's <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Time-How/dp/1847924018\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">latest book</a>- Four Thousand Weeks</li><li><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Antidote-Happiness-People-Positive-Thinking/dp/1784709662/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_w=2euhe&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.2d229339-2f42-4596-a90d-b81a4f52d6d3&amp;pf_rd_p=2d229339-2f42-4596-a90d-b81a4f52d6d3&amp;pf_rd_r=2X4ZKTXQAJ0RPQVFMZ95&amp;pd_rd_wg=URgzr&amp;pd_rd_r=a14c8759-3857-4bb6-981f-dd04751afeaa&amp;pd_rd_i=1784709662&amp;psc=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Antidote</a> (another brilliant book by him)</li><li>His viral article on <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/oliver-burkeman-s-blog/2014/may/21/everyone-is-totally-just-winging-it\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Winging it\"</a> mentioned around 36 mins in</li><li><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/e125-how-to-finally-stop-procrastinating-oliver-burkeman/id1291423644?i=1000553910106\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Another great podcast</a> episode he recorded with Stephen Bartlett</li><li>His <a href=\"https://www.oliverburkeman.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a> and newsletter</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>*Social media:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/oliverburkeman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@oliverburkeman</a></li><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/NextGGP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@NextGGP</a>/ <a href=\"https://twitter.com/nishmanek?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@nishmanek</a></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>*Subscribe to the Next Gen GP monthly bulletin to keep in the loop:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/5eac750887dc7ce068895523/episodes/bit.ly/NGGPbulletin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly/NGGPbulletin</a></li><li><a href=\"https://nextgenerationgp.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://nextgenerationgp.co.uk/</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Nish Manek"}