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Can too much free time make you unhappy?

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The Relationship Between Time and Happiness

When people are led to think about time, they spend their time in ways that are tied to greater happiness. Experiential purchases lead to greater and greater lasting happiness than material goods. Don't quit your job to sit on the sofa, because unlimited free time won't make you happier either. Phil Agnew: The human brain is pretty weird. It doesn't always act in ways we might expect.

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