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Dec 2021
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Oliver Burkeman on Time Management for M...

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Oliver Burkeman is a British journalist and writer based in New York. He is well known not only for his amazing books, but he also wrote a popular weekly column on psychology called “This Column will Change Your Life” which was printed weekly between 2006 and 2020.   Oliver joins Eric for a third time on the show, and in this episode, they discuss many thing ... Show More
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