The Sacred | Is Capitalism Rooted in the Fear of Death? A Discussion with Oliver Burkeman @thesacredpodcast | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
This video is of a live recording of The Sacred podcast on 19 April 2023 at the UnHerd Cafe. Elizabeth Oldfield was joined by Oliver Burkeman.

You can watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=uLYkBET3Mc0

Oliver is a British author and journalist, formerly writing the weekly column This Column Will Change Your Life for The Guardian newspaper, and is one of the leading voices on productivity, mortality and the power of limits. He has published multiple books on the topic of productivity and happiness, including the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (2021).

He spoke about living a meaningful life, living in the present moment and the liberating nature of 'hitting the bottom'. He also participated in a Q&A with the audience at the end.

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