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Time Smart: Tools for Reclaiming Your Time and Living a Happier Life

By: Ashley V. Whillans
  • Format:Electronic
  • | Language:English
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Abstract

There's an 80 percent chance you're poor. Time poor, that is. Four out of five adults report feeling that they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. These time-poor people experience less joy each day. They laugh less. They are less healthy, less productive, and more likely to divorce. In one study, time stress produced a stronger negative effect on happiness than unemployment. How can we escape the time traps that make us feel this way and keep us from living our best lives? In "Time Smart: Tools for Reclaiming Your Time and Living a Happier Life," you will put lessons from Ashley Whillans's book "Time Smart" into action to take back the time you lose to mindless tasks and unfulfilling chores, so you can live a happier, more time-affluent life. Within, you'll find an Ebook copy of "Time Smart;" digital versions of exercises and strategies described in the book; additional worksheets and tips to help free up time that you can reinvest in positive, healthy activities; and assessments, checklists, and exercises to support you in achieving the mindset shift that will make time-saving activities part of your everyday regime.

Keywords

Time And Wellbeing; Time-as Money; Time Management; Happiness; Well-being

Citation

Whillans, Ashley V. Time Smart: Tools for Reclaiming Your Time and Living a Happier Life. Tool. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020. Electronic.
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Ashley V. Whillans

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