Waking Up

Rethink productivity with Oliver Burkeman.

A wiser approach to ambition, work, success, discipline, efficiency—and living meaningfully with limited time in a busy world.

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I love how Waking Up brings meditation and spiritual insight right onto the terrain of daily life, helping cultivate not only calm but also creativity, meaningful productivity, and a sense of direction in a chaotic world.

Oliver Burkeman

Author of Four Thousand Weeks and Meditations for Mortals

You Are Here

A collection of essays exploring the nature of limitation, uncertainty, unpredictability, accomplishment, enjoyment, and more.

What Is an Interruption, Anyway?
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Inconceivable

Uncertainty can immobilize us—or inspire us to action.

Lesson · 9m 31s

The Habit of Force

We can endure life’s tasks with discipline—or welcome them with enjoyment.

Lesson · 9m 34s

It's Worse Than You Think

It isn’t difficult to accomplish everything you want to. It’s impossible.

Lesson · 9m 41s

Too Many Needles

Our task isn’t to comb through haystacks, but to maximize what we’ve already found.

Lesson · 9m 32s

The 333 Technique

Spend 3 hours on a project. Complete 3 tasks. Invest time in 3 healthy activities.

Lesson · 10m 8s

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Find Clarity and Attunement with Waking Up

The Waking Up app is designed to help you connect more deeply with your craft and yourself. Through daily mindfulness practices and teachings on emotional resilience, cultivate the mental clarity and balance necessary for sustained growth.

Dive into topics like focus, flow, and self-awareness to enhance your creative journey, and explore research on sleep, stress, and more to better understand how your mind and body can thrive.

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What to Expect:

Focus and Presence

A mindfulness practice teaches you to notice distractions, direct your thoughts, and unlock deeper focus.

Emotional Resilience

Tuning into your needs, reactions, and tendencies can help you navigate challenges with calm and clarity.

Creativity and Flow

Learning to stay rooted in the present can help you find ease and inspiration, and access states of heightened engagement, connection, and productivity.

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