Oliver Burkeman is a journalist and Sunday Times bestselling author who predominantly focuses on human behaviour. With avid followers, Oliver is a highly proficient speaker on the topics of productivity, efficiency, time management and self-help. He has presented his ideas at prestigious events including TEDx and for Talks at Google.
Graduating from the University of Cambridge in 1994, Oliver has gone on to write for leading publications including, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher. However, he is best known for his work with The Guardian, writing a longstanding psychological column entitled This Column Will Change Your Life between 2006 and 2020, which was an incredibly popular column with a large following. Oliver continues to disseminate his ideas in his bi-monthly email The Imperfectionist, where he explores the ideas of morality, the meaning of life and productivity.
An exceptionally talented author, Oliver’s most recent book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals was very well received. It became a New York Times best-seller and was named best books of 2021 by the Financial Times, The Observer and The Daily Telegraph’s 75 best books of the year. His other two books, Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done and Author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking received great reviews from leading newspapers, including The Times, The Guardian, and the Los Angeles Times.
For his outstanding work, Oliver was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2006. He won the Foreign Press Association Young Journalist of the Year Award and in 2015 he won FPA Science Story of the Year. Unlike many other authors in the self-help area, Oliver Burkeman does not aim to promote a specific philosophy, rather he selects a combination of the soundest tips and techniques backed by scientific evidence that can genuinely help his audiences. He is a highly articulate speaker on the topic of self-help who has given presentations at prestigious events and will leave his audience with actionable advice to use.
