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Oliver Burkeman Biography & Facts

Oliver Burkeman (born 1975) is a British author and journalist, formerly writing the weekly column This Column Will Change Your Life for the newspaper The Guardian. In 2021, he published Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, a self-help book on the philosophy and psychology of time management and happiness. Early life and education Burkeman was educated at Huntington School, York, and the University of Cambridge. He was an undergraduate student at Christ’s College, Cambridge and served as editor of the student newspaper Varsity. He graduated in 1994 with a degree in social and political sciences. Career Between 2006 and 2020 Burkeman wrote a popular weekly column on psychology, This Column Will Change Your Life. He has reported from London, Washington and New York. Publications Burkeman's published books include: HELP!: How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Awards and honours Burkeman was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2006. He won the Foreign Press Association (FPA) young journalist of the year award. In 2015 he won the Foreign Press Association (FPA) science story of the year for a piece on the mystery of consciousness. References . Discover the Oliver Burkeman popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Oliver Burkeman books.

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  • The Secret Laws of Management synopsis, comments

    The Secret Laws of Management

    Stuart Wyatt

    THE SECRET LAWS OF MANAGEMENT distils the essence of great business into 40 succinct and memorable laws. Each law represents a common or unavoidable business challenge. These laws ...

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    Expert

    Roger Kneebone

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    A Joosr Guide to... The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman

    Joosr

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  • The Leadership Masterclass synopsis, comments

    The Leadership Masterclass

    Management Today & Emma De Vita

    THE LEADERSHIP MASTERCLASS is business advice at its very best. Insightful, intelligent, thoughtprovoking and counterintuitive, it will force you to rethink all aspects of your app...

  • 37 Questions Everyone in Business Needs to Answer synopsis, comments

    37 Questions Everyone in Business Needs to Answer

    Duncan Bannatyne

    Bestselling business author and star of BBC TV's Dragons' Den, Duncan Bannatyne is back with a brand new book. 37 Questions covers all the essential queries business managers and e...

  • The Light of Asia synopsis, comments

    The Light of Asia

    Christopher Harding

    This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic ...

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    Loose

    Martin Thomas

    Google breaks the traditional rules of branding by changing its logo everyday. Doritos handed over the US premium advertising slot in the Superbowl to a couple of amateur filmmaker...

  • 43 Mistakes Businesses Make...and How to Avoid Them synopsis, comments

    43 Mistakes Businesses Make...and How to Avoid Them

    Duncan Bannatyne

    43 MISTAKES is Duncan Bannatyne's guide to the common traps people in business fall into, and how to stay out of them. Imagine you had your very own personal business adviser, who...

  • Work Less, Achieve More synopsis, comments

    Work Less, Achieve More

    Fergus O'Connell

    For many people, a successful work/life balance is frustratingly elusive. Monday mornings fill us with dread, as we face increasingly long hours, constant stress, and the struggle ...

  • The Science of Happiness synopsis, comments

    The Science of Happiness

    Bruce Hood

    ‘Do yourself a favour and grab this fantastic guide! Explains practical strategies for getting out of our own heads and finding more connection, presence, and joy’ LAURIE SANT...

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    The Management Masterclass

    Emma De Vita

    THE MANAGEMENT MASTERCLASS is packed full of razorsharp business advice that will keep you on your toes and ahead of the game.There are five sections to get your teeth into, which ...

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    If You Should Fail

    Joe Moran

    'There is an honesty and a clarity in Joe Moran's book If You Should Fail that normalises and softens the usual blows of life that enables us to accept and live with them rather th...