What Oliver Burkeman has said about Zen Buddhism
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 2, 2026
Oliver Burkeman, British author of Four Thousand Weeks and Meditations for Mortals, has been quoted on Zen Buddhism once in 1 episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, most recently on October 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Burkeman concludes, drawing on Zen Buddhism, that genuine simplicity is a non-clinging attitude toward reality rather than a technique.
“true simplicity, the simplicity that actually practically helped me in life, is not a question of techniques. It is an attitude”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 38:54
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#885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2, 2026 · 47 min
Tim Ferriss compiles advice from Chip Conley, Greg McKeown, David Allen, Elizabeth Gilbert and Oliver Burkeman on decisions that simplify life.
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