#64 Time and How to Spend It with James Wallman

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Alternative Health, Mental Health

4.8 • 10.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Time is the most precious commodity we have, yet despite all the advances in technology, most of us are more time poor than ever before. Cultural commentator and best-selling author, James Wallman, believes that few of us really understand which experiences bring us joy and success, and which don’t. In fact, for many of us, free time can be harder to enjoy than time at work. James argues that just as we have learned to spot the differences between junk foods and superfoods, we need to learn the equivalent rules for time. He has drawn on research from psychology, economics and culture to create a seven-point checklist that he believes will help you avoid empty experiences and fill your free hours with exciting and enriching ones instead. We discuss the importance of putting ourselves in challenging or unusual situations, having fulfilling relationships, achieving a state of flow and being in nature. James also talks about the importance of having status and significance for happiness and explains how we can all attain this in our lives. Finally, James gives his top tips for leading a happy and fulfilling life. This is a really lively conversation and James is bursting with anecdotes – I hope you enjoy it!

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0:00.0	Think of an elderly neighbor or someone who's a bit lonely and go do something for them.
0:04.2	Have a cup of tea with them, maybe take three cookies,
0:07.3	because they look, I've only got 15 minutes and have a cup of tea with them,
0:10.2	or maybe go dig in their garden or do something for somebody else,
0:14.8	and it'll give you free happiness.
0:17.3	Hi, my name is Rongan Chaschi, GP, television presenter, and author of the best
0:23.0	something books, The Stress Solution, and The Four Pillar Plan.
0:26.4	I believe that all of us have the ability to feel better than we currently do,
0:30.7	but getting healthy has become far too complicated.
0:34.0	With this podcast, I aim to simplify it.
0:37.3	I'm going to be having conversations with some of the most interesting and exciting people
0:41.2	both within, as well as outside the health space, to hopefully inspire you,
0:45.8	as well as empower you with simple tips that you can put into practice immediately
0:50.3	to transform the way that you feel.
0:52.6	I believe that when we are healthier, we are happier, because when we feel better,
0:57.3	we live more.
1:00.3	Hello and welcome to episode 64 of my Feel Better Live More podcast.
1:06.4	My name is Rongan Chaschi, and I am your host.
1:10.0	In today's show, we talk about time and how we are spending it.
1:15.6	Time is the most precious commodity that we have.
1:18.4	Yet despite all the advances in technology, most of us are more time poor than ever before.
1:24.8	Today's guest is the cultural commentator and best-selling author, James Warman.
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