Description
By identifying which of these is consuming your minutes and hours, you can start carving out more happy and meaningful moments for yourself, says time and happiness researcher Ashley Whillans.
Summary
- There is an 8 out of 10 chance that you are one of the poorest people in the world.
- Most likely, these interruptions are randomly distributed throughout your hour so the hour of leisure becomes several smaller chunks, sometimes only five or six minutes long.
- If anything, once people make a lot of money — $105,000/year in the United States — they start thinking they are doing worse in life.
- In fact, when we feel busy, studies show that we take on small, easy-to-complete tasks because they help us feel more control over our time.