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Oliver Burkeman

Oliver Burkeman

Released Saturday, 11th January 2014
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Oliver Burkeman

Oliver Burkeman

Oliver Burkeman

Oliver Burkeman

Saturday, 11th January 2014
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This week on The One You Feed our guest is Oliver Burkeman. Oliver is a journalist for the Guardian and the author of a wonderful book called The Antotdote: Happiness for People who Hate Positive Thinking. 
 In This Interview Oliver Burkeman and I discuss...


The One You Feed parable.
Why you should ask yourself:  "What is the worst thing that could happen".
Do you have a problem right now?.
What musterbation is and why you should avoid it.
Why positive thinking isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Why focusing too much on your goals can be counterproductive.
How many wars were started in world history because somebody forgot their coffee in the AM.
What pop songs can Oliver not get out of his head.
Why positive thinking abhors a mystery.

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