What it’s like to stare at a painting for a full hour | Learn the phrasal verb ‘run out’

<p>[Countdown to #500]</p> <p>To celebrate our 500th lesson, we'll be live-streaming on Facebook and Instagram. It will be on September 3 at 9 am New York time.</p> <p>Make sure to connect with us there, so you can join the fun:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/plainenglish">Join the Facebook group</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/plainenglishpod">Follow us on Instagram @plainenglishpod</a></li> </ul> <p>All the details of the big event are available at <a href= "https://plainenglish.com/500">PlainEnglish.com/500</a></p> <p>We can't wait to see you on the live stream on September 3!</p> <p>On today's lesson: Oliver Burkeman is a British journalist that writes about productivity and time management and is author of “Four Thousand Weeks.” In the book, the author tells a story about a professor that challengers her students to go to a museum and look at a painting or a sculpture for three hours, so we did a modified version of that. Plus, learn “run out.”</p> <p>--</p> <p>At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world.</p> <p>-- Today’s full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: <a>https://plainenglish.com/497</a></p> <p>-- Learning English should be fun! That’s why our lessons are about current events and trending topics you care about: business, travel, technology, health, science, politics, the environment, and so much more. Our free English lessons always include English expressions and phrasal verbs, too.</p> <p>-- Learn even more English at <a>PlainEnglish.com</a>, where we have fast and slow audio, translations, videos, online English courses, and a supportive community of English learners like you. Sign up free at <a>PlainEnglish.com/Join</a></p> <p>-- Aprende inglés gratis en línea con nuestro curso de inglés. Se habla a una velocidad lenta para que todos entiendan. ¡Aprende ingles con nosotros ahora! | Aprenda Inglês online grátis com o Plain English, a uma velocidade menor, para que todos possam entender.</p> <p>Contact: E-mail <a