Geoff Lye, a British environmental consultant, once told me that after the sudden and premature death of his friend and colleague David Watson, he wo… - Oliver Burkeman

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Geoff Lye, a British environmental consultant, once told me that after the sudden and premature death of his friend and colleague David Watson, he would find himself stuck in traffic, not clenching his fists in agitation, as per usual, but wondering: "What would David have given to be caught in this traffic jam?"

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Oliver Burkeman (born 1975) is a British journalist (principally for the British newspaper The Guardian) and writer.

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