Dr. Cassie Holmes on Happier Hour: Being Intentional about What Matters Most EP 185
Passion Struck with John R. Miles
John R. Miles
4.7 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
- The concept of time poverty. What it is and why it is damaging.
- Why if you have less than two hours or more than five hours of free time, you’ll likely feel unsatisfied in your life.
- Why having more time doesn't make you happier
- Three tools to help you become more time affluent
- Why you will enjoy your time more if you feel your hours are numbered.
- The importance of focusing on time rather than money
- Why connecting socially, spending time outside, and being mindful about even simple activities have the greatest impact on your happiness.
- How Unhappy activities can be made less painful by reframing them.
- The importance of being intentional about where and how you use time.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up next on the Passion Struck Podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | We were examining that exact question. |
| 0:05.5 | What's the relationship between the amount of |
| 0:07.9 | discretionary time individuals have and their satisfaction? |
| 0:12.3 | We conducted a bunch of studies, |
| 0:14.5 | including one where we analyzed data from the American Time Use Survey, |
| 0:19.0 | which captures for tens of thousands of working and |
| 0:23.3 | non-working Americans how they spent a day. |
| 0:27.0 | It also has a question of their life satisfaction. |
| 0:30.2 | What we did was we looked at the relationship, |
| 0:33.1 | so we calculated for each individual how much time |
| 0:35.2 | they spend on discretionary activities that day and their life satisfaction. |
| 0:39.4 | The results showed an interesting pattern. |
| 0:42.9 | It showed... |
| 0:43.8 | Welcome to Passion Struck. |
| 0:45.2 | Hi, I'm your host, John Armiles. |
| 0:47.2 | On the show, we decipher the secrets, |
| 0:49.9 | tips and guidance of the world's most inspiring people |
| 0:53.4 | and turn their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you. |
| 0:58.1 | Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality |
| 1:02.5 | so that you can become the best version of yourself. |
| 1:05.5 | If you're new to the show, I offer advice and answer |
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