• Writing Non-Fiction with Oliver Burkeman

  • Aug 19 2022
  • Length: 46 mins
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Writing Non-Fiction with Oliver Burkeman

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  • Episode #4

     “I’ve done two books from the ground up, and in both cases, […] it was a question of finding the right container for a whole lot of things that I was already really interested in. […] It needs to be the right washing line to hang the stuff off”

    Today, I’m speaking to Oliver Burkeman, the author The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and The Sunday Times Bestseller Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. He wrote the weekly psychology column – This Column Will Change Your Life – for the Guardian for over 12 years. His work has also been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher.

    He shares his thoughts on:

    • His passion for journalism
    • Writing non-fiction 
    • Finding the right heading for his books 
    • Finding his topics
    • His writing style
    • The role of writing in his life
    • How he uses Twitter 


    Links mentioned in the episode:

    Oliver's website and newsletter
    Oliver's books
    Oliver's interview on This Jungian Life

    For more detailed episode notes, go to my website Curativity.me 
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