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You aren’t busier than your ancestors

A common misconception is that we're all so much busier in our daily lives nowadays than our ancestors were. It's just not true. Remember to keep things in perspective and don't turn your whole life in to a to-do list. Jonathan Gershuny, the Director for the Centre for Time Use Research at Oxford University, explains more.

First broadcast on Oliver Burkeman Is Busy, 12 September 2016.

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