Why Optimization Culture Is Making You Miserable

Oliver Burkeman, author of 'Four Thousand Weeks' and 'Meditations for Mortals,' joins Scott Galloway to explore why the modern obsession with optimizing every aspect of life often backfires, leading to anxiety rather than fulfillment. They discuss how embracing our inherent limitations can be liberating, why AI and productivity tools cannot solve the deeper problem of human finitude, and how to distinguish healthy discipline from a toxic optimization mindset.