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Writing Non-Fiction with Oliver Burkeman

August 19, 2022 • Charlotte Wells • Season 1 • Episode 4

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