46. Skillfully navigating negative thoughts, comparison thoughts, and general worries

“The average human lifespan is absurd, terrifying, insultingly
short. But that isn’t a reason for unremitting despair or for
living in an anxiety-fueled panic about making the most of your
limited time. It’s a cause for relief. You get to give up on
something that was always impossible - the quest to become the
optimized, infinitely capable, emotionally, invincible, fully
independent person you’re officially supposed to be. Then you get
to roll up your sleeves and start work on that’s gloriously
possible instead.” 


In the information era, it’s natural that everyone talks about
productivity and how to do things. But Oliver Burkeman has a
different take: “actually, you can’t do anything and you need to
come to terms with that…” 


In this second part of my conversation with Oliver Burkeman, we
discussed:





How Oliver manages his worries, fears, and anxieties

How Oliver manages negative thoughts

What bothers him about self-psychology

What emotions are 

His thoughts on the notion of work-life balance






This conversation with Oliver reminds me of the preciousness of
being alive and that, we’re all in the process of learning and
re-learning what works in life!


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