Why patience is a superpower | Oliver Burkeman | TEDxManchester

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To say we live in an era marked by distraction and impatience is a laughable understatement. Oliver Burkeman makes the case for doing one thing at a time, and letting things take the time they take – and explains why this is a recipe not just for a more peaceful life, but a more meaningful and accomplished one too. Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, a book about embracing your limitations and getting round to what counts. Wharton Business School Professor Adam Grant described Oliver’s book as “the most important book ever written on time management”.

Previously Oliver wrote The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done. For many years he wrote a popular column for the Guardian, ‘This Column Will Change Your Life’. In his email newsletter The Imperfectionist, he writes about productivity, mortality, the power of limits and building a meaningful life in an age of distraction. Oliver was born in Liverpool and now lives in the North York Moors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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  • @stustrange6647
    My absolute favorite quote from this TedTalk: "When you surrender the attempt to dictate the speed of the experience, that's when the real experience can begin." O. Burkeman
  • @AdityaYadav-ku2qx
    Started watching the video, but had that nagging thought in the back of my mind that it's not moving fast enough, so felt like skipping ahead or just closing the video altogether. That is when it dawned on me that the feeling I had been feeling is the literal topic of the video and it has a name: impatience. So thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  • @varshaarora8351
    1. Practice creative waiting 2. Embrace the power of stopping 3. Learn doing one thing at a time
  • @jasongraham7450
    “When you surrender the need to dictate the speed of the experience, that’s when the real experience begins”
  • @motivationeyes2852
    Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world  🗣️🗣
  • @9othictoon
    “Let things take the time they take”🫶🏾
  • @michaeljohns5834
    I mean Pascal even went as far as saying (I quote): "“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room".
  • @lorireposaify
    "By willing to go more slowly towards a solution, I actually went more quickly towards the solution. "
  • @mickinmerton8053
    I was a computer programmer and always felt that those that are successful are the patient ones.
  • @pisceanqueen1
    Yes, Patience is the FOURTH Super Power! Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithfulness Gentleness Self-control
  • @hottakeswithann3302
    "It's like when you surrender the attempt to dictate the speed of the experience, that's when the real experience begins." A very calming truth.
  • @olivierm.1353
    This Talk is basically about the prequels of any spirituality ideology. You can now move to the next steps : meditate, learn about living in the moment, reconnect with your true self and stop identifying yourself as your ego. Then discover inner peace and find yourself enjoying being patient.
  • @mathewblackman2794
    Absolutely marvelous. Mom always said, “Patience is a virtue.” In this virtue signaling world we now live in…. Mom knows best. Always did. Always will. Love you mum. ❤️
  • @MasteringManagedCare
    He delivers a very deep insight about the fact that we all have finite time in our lives and that we tend to try to push things along faster, to gain some sense of control over what we can accomplish in that limited time. Very profound thought.
  • @AbdallahBotan
    Thank you Oliver Burkeman. I really needed this talk and I'm starting to practice the patience.
  • @BeeSweet16
    Tolerating neglecting everything on your to do list hits me hard. I have several things on my list to do after work and for the love of god, I find myself doing just that. Neglecting others for one. Since one of the tasks has increased in brain power, I have dropped my other tasks to do. I felt guilty and angry. Now I understand I am just being patient and taking my time. I'm serious about what I want and my goal and who cares if it takes more than a day to power through? Or more than a week? I don't wanna skim or gloss, I want to absorb. I really needed to hear that. Reassurance that I'm fine and that it's actually good or okay. I love TED TALKS for things like this.
  • @rocketsteps
    This is so good. Do one thing at a time in this context, is a real eye opener. I know about mindfulness and I try to employ it, but my self employment has me racing from one thing to the next. Thanks Oliver, lots to think on.