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Live On Stage
Tuesday April 29 2025, 7pm BST

Author of Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman on How To Live Well

Acclaimed author and journalist Oliver Burkeman has captivated readers with his refreshing insights on how to embrace the finiteness of existence and find meaning in the everyday. Author of the bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and formerly a columnist for the Guardian, Burkeman challenges conventional productivity advice, offering a more realistic perspective on how to live well.

On April 29 Burkeman comes to the Intelligence Squared stage, where he’ll be in conversation with Financial Times Columnist Tim Harford, to discuss Meditation for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts – the sequel to Four Thousand Weeks. Together, they will explore how letting go of the relentless pursuit of productivity and accepting our imperfections can lead to a more fulfilling life.

Join us at Union Chapel for an inspiring evening as Burkeman invites us to reconsider what it means to live well and how we might do it better amid the hustle and bustle of modern life. 

 

Meditations for Mortals
by Oliver Burkeman

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Event Name

Author of Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman on How To Live Well

ATTEND IN PERSON

Speaker

  • Oliver Burkeman

    Journalist and author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals 

Host

  • Tim Harford

    Senior columnist for the Financial Times and author of How To Make The World Add Up

Speakers are subject to change.

Location
  • Union Chapel
  • Compton Terrace
  • London
  • N1 2UN
Time
  • Tuesday 29 April 2025
  • 7pm to 8:30pm BST

Speakers

Speaker

Oliver Burkeman

Journalist and author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals 

Oliver Burkeman is a feature writer for The Guardian. He is a winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year Award and has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. He wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, ‘This Column Will Change Your Life,’ and has reported from New York, London, and Washington, D.C. His books include Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking. He lives in New York City.
Host

Tim Harford

Senior columnist for the Financial Times and author of How To Make The World Add Up

Senior columnist for the Financial Times, where as 'The Undercover Economist', he reveals the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. He also presents the BBC radio series More or Less. His writing has appeared in Esquire, Forbes, New York magazine, the Washington Post, and The New York Times. His latest book is How to Make the World Add Up, and previous books include The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life and Adapt.

Speakers are subject to change.