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British journalist

Oliver Burkeman
Burkeman in 2015
Born1975 (age 49–50)
NationalityBritish
EducationHuntington School, York
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Author and journalist
EmployerThe Guardian
Known forFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Websitewww.oliverburkeman.com Edit this at Wikidata

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
  • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

Awards and honours

Burkeman was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2006. He won The Foreign Press Association London's (FPA-London's) young journalist of the year award. In 2015 he won FPA-London's science story of the year for a piece on the mystery of consciousness.

References

  1. ^ Oliver Burkeman at Library of Congress
  2. ^ Anon (2011). "Author Oliver Burkeman visits Huntington School". yorkpress.co.uk. York: The Press.
  3. ^ Brundle, Lotte (2022). "Ex-Varsity editor would tell student self to 'chill out': Oliver Burkeman on journalism, fatherhood and Cambridge anxiety". varsity.co.uk. Varsity. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022.
  4. "Oliver Burkeman". The Guardian. London. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. Oliver Burkeman on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ Burkeman, Oliver (2020). "This column will change your life". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ Burkeman, Oliver (2021). Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374159122. OCLC 1182580330.
  8. James, Victoria (2018). "On Boredom: Before the internet, boredom was something to be feared. Today, experts are wondering whether it might actually be good for us". cam.ac.uk. CAM: University of Cambridge alumni magazine. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022.
  9. Burkeman, Oliver (2011). HELP!: How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. London: Canongate Books. ISBN 978-0-85786-025-5.
  10. Burkeman, Oliver (2012). The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780865479418.
  11. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250353986/meditationsformortals
  12. Anon (19 October 2010). "Oliver Burkeman". The Orwell Prize. The Orwell Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  13. Anon (2012). "Oliver Burkeman". thersa.org. Royal Society of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  14. Anon (25 November 2015). "The Guardian wins six FPA Media awards". theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.


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