Making The Best Use Of Your Time With Dr. Cassie Holmes
More time doesn’t always equal more happiness. It’s how you use your time that matters when it comes to life satisfaction and fulfillment. In this episode, Diana talks with Dr. Cassie Holmes about how you can expand your time and focus on what matters most with the time that you have. We explore three practices that will help you take perspective on time, and use it more wisely.
Listen and Learn:
The “U” relationship between free time and happiness
Why seeing time as a limited resource is important
A math strategy to make your time count
How to make boring activities more meaningful
How Diana brings values to her commute
The benefits of time tracking
How to make chores, commuting, and other boring activities more meaningful
What we can learn about time from our elders
Why you should treat your weekend like a vacation
About Dr. Cassie Holmes
Cassie Holmes is a professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, where she is an award-winning teacher and researcher. Holmes's work on the intersection of time and happiness has been widely published in lead academic journals and featured in such outlets as NPR, The Economist, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and more. Happier Hour is her first book.
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