You've only got 4,000 weeks to live — give or take. While that may come as a brutal dose of reality, it's also an opportunity to think about how you're spending that time. In this episode, we talk to Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, about the idea of time management, why none of us will ever be in control, and how we can better decide what we spend time on, and ultimately, the moments that make up a life.

How To Rethink What You Spend Your Time — And Life — Doing

Strength training is a great way to exercise efficiently while preventing injury. And while it's not that difficult to get into it, it can be intimidating if you don't know what you're doing. That's where we're going to help! In this episode, you'll hear from experts about their tips to get started and find a training plan that works for you.

Experts say it helps to start by establishing your goals and finding a support system to help you along the way. Next, find a training plan that works best for you. 

5 Tips For Getting Started With Strength Training

Food is more than just fuel for your body. Food is a connection to the stories of your ancestors and the stories of your descendants. In this episode of Life Kit, Michael W. Twitty, nutritionist <a href="https://www.rujutadiwekar.com/about.aspx">Rujuta Diwekar</a>, and professor <a href="https://devonmihesuah.blog.ku.edu/">Devon Mihesuah </a>share their advice on how to strengthen the ties to your food traditions.

How You Can Honor Your Heritage — And Improve Your Health — Through Food

Do you feel like you're not an organized person? Deb Perelman of the blog and cookbook Smitten Kitchen says she can relate. But when it comes to the kitchen, she's got a system that works for her. In this episode, she shares her tips for home-cooks working in small spaces with Shereen Marisol Meraji about it.

Get Your Pantry Organized With These Tips From Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman 

The five-day workweek can feel as preordained as the number of minutes in an hour, but it hasn't always been the norm. Workers fought for a Monday-to-Friday schedule before it became standard in the U.S. in the 1930s. Since then, the nature of work has changed a lot, and now, workers are once again fighting for better conditions, says U.K.-based researcher Will Stronge. In this episode, Stronge, who co-wrote the book Overtime: Why We Need a Shorter Working Week, discusses what has changed since the '30s and what a shorter workweek offers workers and organizations.

Workers in all industries are suffering from burnout and the blurred lines between their professional and personal lives. A shorter workweek might help them.

The Case For A 4-Day Workweek

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