The Psychology Podcast
Rethinking Time and the Myth of Urgency w/ Chris Guillebeau
August 14, 202543 min · 8,330 words
Show notes
This week Scott speaks with author, entrepreneur, and world traveler Chris Guillebeau, best known for The Art of Non-Conformity and his latest book, Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live. Chris unpacks the concept of time anxiety—the persistent feeling that we’re running out of time—and explains why it’s different from FOMO or ADHD.
Highlighted moments
It's not one or the other. It's a little bit of both. And I think time anxiety occurs through, like, all three conditions of time. So past, present, and future.
“I feel like there's something I should be doing, but I'm not sure what it is.”
“I heard that language from 17 year olds. So it's like a 17 year olds, like, I feel like I'm too late, you know, for something.”
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