Modern Wisdom

E1061 - #1061 - Oliver Burkeman - Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction

Published: February 19, 2026

Duration: 1:32:31

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

How does the insecure overachiever evolve? You think success will quiet the doubt, then you hit 30, and it’s still there. More achievement, more stress. So how do you feel proud of what you’ve built without always fearing it’s not enough?

Expect to learn if it possible to be the best in the world and relaxed at the same time, how to deal with uncertainty more effectively, the biggest changes insecure overachievers will face as they age, the cost of consta...