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Meditations for Mortals

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1: It feels like we are swimming in a sea of information.

“It’s become a ubiquitous modern problem to have not only a teetering pile of books we’ve been meaning to read, but a digital stack of articles we’d like to digest, plus a long queue of podcast episodes to listen to, videos or TV shows to watch, or videogames we’ve purchased and would love to play, if only we … continue reading

1: “The world is watching,”  Oliver Burkeman writes in Meditations for Mortals.

The late Matthew Perry is playing a producer in the television drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He’s been hired to “rescue and relaunch a national weekly comedy show, based transparently on Saturday Night Live,” Oliver notes.

The stakes are high.

“Throughout the episode, anxiety builds visibly while a huge digital clock on the … continue reading

1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. 

At the end of the weeks to follow, we will begin an exploration of author Oliver Burkeman‘s Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.

Perfectionism is something we all know something about. 

Perhaps we are … continue reading