Time Management Can Make You Happier
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 964 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Learn about why time management can make you happier; how catnip can protect your cat from mosquitoes; and 3 ways your identity could be stolen without getting your computer hacked — and how to protect yourself.
Time management has a stronger effect on wellbeing than on job performance by Kelsey Donk
- Aeon, B., Faber, A., & Panaccio, A. (2021). Does time management work? A meta-analysis. PLOS ONE, 16(1), e0245066. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245066
Catnip may have a purpose beyond getting cats high -- it protects them from mosquitoes! by Cameron Duke
- Intoxicating chemicals in catnip and silver vine protect felines from mosquito bites. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/aaft-ici011921.php
- Uenoyama, R., Miyazaki, T., Hurst, J. L., Beynon, R. J., Adachi, M., Murooka, T., Onoda, I., Miyazawa, Y., Katayama, R., Yamashita, T., Kaneko, S., Nishikawa, T., & Miyazaki, M. (2021). The characteristic response of domestic cats to plant iridoids allows them to gain chemical defense against mosquitoes. Science Advances, 7(4), eabd9135. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd9135
- Weisberger, M. (2019, November 3). Does Catnip Really Make Cats “High”? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/does-catnip-get-cats-high.html
3 Ways Your Identity Could Be Stolen (Without Having Your Computer Hacked) by Reuben Westmaas
- Evenden, I. (2020, September 4). How do thieves steal your identity (and how can you stop it)? TopTenReviews; Top Ten Reviews. https://www.toptenreviews.com/10-ways-thieves-steal-your-id
- How to Identify an ATM Skimmer. (2021). NWCU. https://www.nwcu.com/learn/how-spot-atm-skimmer
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Curiosity.com. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Cody Goff. |
| 0:07.0 | And I'm Ashley Hamer. |
| 0:08.0 | Today you learn about why time management could make you happier, how Catnip has a secret weapon, |
| 0:13.4 | and three ways your identity could be stolen |
| 0:15.8 | without getting your computer hacked, |
| 0:17.5 | and how to protect yourself. |
| 0:19.0 | Let's satisfy some curiosity. |
| 0:21.5 | We usually think of time management is a skill that's important for doing well in school and at work. |
| 0:27.0 | But a recent meta analysis found that it actually has bigger effects on a person's overall well-being. |
| 0:34.4 | Turns out time management isn't just about productivity. |
| 0:38.0 | Researchers from Quebec started the study with a really basic question, |
| 0:42.2 | does time management actually work? |
| 0:45.0 | You know, the way employers and college professors say it does? In other words, does |
| 0:50.1 | managing your time better result in better academic and work performance? |
| 0:55.6 | Well, believe it or not, out of all the research on time management, |
| 0:59.6 | very few studies have taken a big picture view of this basic question. |
| 1:05.0 | So the researchers set out to do a meta analysis of 158 past studies that examines time management. |
| 1:12.0 | This research considered time management to have three basic elements |
| 1:17.2 | structuring your time like sticking to a daily schedule, protecting your time |
| 1:21.7 | like turning off your phone during family dinners, and adapting |
| 1:25.8 | time to changing conditions, like responding to emails when you're waiting in the doctor's |
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