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#840 - Oliver Burkeman - 8 Unexpected Lessons To Be Less Hard On Yourself

2024/9/19
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Oliver Burkeman: 本书的核心观点是"不完美主义"，即接受自身局限性（有限的时间、才能、精力和注意力），而非与之抗争。作者认为，拥抱这些局限性，而非试图克服它们，是通往充实而有趣人生的关键。不完美主义并非放弃努力，而是以更健康的方式追求目标，避免陷入完美主义的陷阱。它鼓励我们专注于当下，而非沉溺于对未来的焦虑和对过去的悔恨。作者认为，我们常常将追求完美和持续改进作为一种心理逃避机制，以避免面对时间有限的事实。我们试图通过掌控生活来避免面对自身有限性，这是一种徒劳的努力。 作者认为，我们应该放弃对掌控生活的幻想，接受生活永远无法完全理顺的事实。只有这样，我们才能真正开始生活，投入到那些真正重要的事情中。作者还探讨了不安全感的高成就者，他们努力工作是为了填补内心的空虚感，而非出于对工作的热爱。作者认为，摆脱不安全感，才能真正享受成就感。 Chris Willx: Chris Willx 与 Oliver Burkeman 的对话围绕着不完美主义展开，探讨了如何克服不安全感的高成就者常面临的挑战。Chris Willx 分享了他自己作为不安全感的高成就者的经历，并与 Oliver Burkeman 探讨了如何平衡生产力技巧与生活享受。他们讨论了如何将生产力技巧作为工具而非目标，以及如何避免将休闲活动也工具化。他们还探讨了在信息过载的时代如何保持专注，以及如何应对世界混乱时保持内心的平静。

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Imperfectionism is about embracing limitations as a human and understanding that they are not something to overcome, but rather a portal to an energized and accomplished life. It's about accepting that we can't ever produce anything perfectly and that our finite time, talents, energy, and attention are not things we need to constantly struggle against.
  • Imperfectionism is about embracing limitations as a human
  • It's about accepting that we can't ever produce anything perfectly
  • Our finite resources are a portal to an energized and accomplished life

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Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author.

Does trying harder to be extra productive actually work? Does it net more success or just more misery? For the Type-A people in the world, how can we learn to be less tough on ourselves and learn to have more fun in the process?

Expect to learn what imperfectionism is, how to overcome decision paralysis & dealing with distractions better, whether or not there is an easy solution to imposter syndrome, the unexpected solution to fixing procrastination, the most effective ways to curb self-criticism, and much more…

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