In our sector, time often feels like a scarce resource. You’re likely juggling countless tasks, believing that maximum productivity is the key to fulfilling your mission. But what if we’re approaching time all wrong?
Today, I’m joined by Oliver Burkeman, best selling author of ‘Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.‘ Oliver challenges this mindset, urging us to embrace the limitations of our finite weeks. We discuss the fine line between procrastination and prioritization, and the undervalued role of rest in our lives – especially critical in the demanding world of nonprofit leadership. Post-pandemic, our perception of time has undoubtedly shifted, and Oliver offers invaluable insights into navigating these changes.
This conversation is a call to rethink how we view and use our time, not to squeeze more out of it, but to make our work and lives more meaningful and impactful.
About Oliver Burkeman:
Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks, about embracing limitation and finally getting round to what counts, along with The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. For many years he wrote a popular column for the Guardian, ‘This Column Will Change Your Life’. In his email newsletter The Imperfectionist, he writes about productivity, mortality, the power of limits and building a meaningful life in an age of distraction. He lives in the North York Moors.
Links
- Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg
- Oliver Burkeman LinkedIn
- Oliver Burkeman Twitter
- Oliver Burkeman Website
- Nonprofit Leadership Lab
- Joan Garry’s Guide to Nonprofit Leadership – 2nd Edition by Joan Garry
- FREE WORKSHOP: Let’s Build the Nonprofit Board of Your Dreams!
- FREE WORKSHOP: The 5 Practices of Outstanding Nonprofit Leaders
- Music by Jukebox the Ghost
- Voiceover Work by Cindy Cap Solutions
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