{"id":184309,"date":"2024-10-09T08:53:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=184309"},"modified":"2026-09-06T17:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:32:55","slug":"podcast-1029-treat-your-to-do-list-like-a-river-and-other-mindset-shifts-for-making-better-use-of-your-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-1029-treat-your-to-do-list-like-a-river-and-other-mindset-shifts-for-making-better-use-of-your-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #1,029: Treat Your To-Do List Like a River, and Other Mindset Shifts for Making Better Use of Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

When people think about living more fully and making better use of their time, they typically think of finding some new organizational system they can structure their lives with.<\/p>\n

Oliver Burkeman says that what you really need instead are perspective shifts \u2014 small, sustainable changes in how you view and approach your day-to-day life. He provides those mindset shifts in his new book, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts<\/em><\/a>. And we talk about some of them today on the show, including why you should view life’s tasks and problems like a river instead of a bucket, stop feeling guilt over your “productivity debt,” make peace with your decisions by embracing an unconventional reading of the poem “The Road Not Taken,” aim to do your habits “dailyish,” be more welcoming of interruptions, and practice “scruffy hospitality.”<\/p>\n

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