{"id":67281,"date":"2025-08-05T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=67281"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:09:30","slug":"oliver-burkeman","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/townhallseattle.org\/event\/oliver-burkeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Burkeman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"90355:0\">You know that phrase, \u201cWe compare our insides to other people\u2019s outsides\u201d? We\u2019re bombarded with others\u2019 achievements but see less of the steps \u2013 internal and external \u2013 it took to get there. These days, we feel an increased pressure to achieve, to pursue greatness. We reach for this mythical, impossible standard. Drawing from his book,\u00a0<em>Meditations for Mortals<\/em>, Burkeman believes that if you accept the fact that you will never \u201cget there,\u201d you can actually start making good choices that lead to a meaningful life.<\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"90355:0\">Through this guiding philosophy, Burkeman calls \u201cimperfectionism,\u201d we can tackle challenges in our daily lives: our finite time, the lure of distraction, the impossibility of doing anything perfectly, the feeling that the world is spinning out of control. How can we embrace our limitations? Or make good decisions when there\u2019s always too much to do? How do we shed the illusion that life will really begin as soon as we can \u201cget on top of everything\u201d? Pulling from the fields of philosophy, religion, literature, psychology, and self-help, Burkeman explores a combination of practical tools and daily shifts in perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"90355:0\">You know that phrase, \u201cWe compare our insides to other people\u2019s outsides\u201d? We\u2019re bombarded with others\u2019 achievements but see less of the steps \u2013 internal and external \u2013 it took to get there. These days, we feel an increased pressure to achieve, to pursue greatness. We reach for this mythical, impossible standard. 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