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For Whom the Alarm Clock Tolls

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Are You Spending Too Much Time on Your Plate?

As we feel our days getting fuller and fuller, we don't make time for activities that can reduce our stress. Even some of the wealthiest people we 've studied, people with two million dollars sitting in the bank, are still focusing on money at the expense of time. These results got me thinking about why i'm so busy. Ironically, it's not because i'm focused on money or status. It's because i'mfocused on people. I wind up saying yes to too many things because i don't want to disappoint anyone,. But putting too much stuff on my plate means becoming even more time famished. When we're time famished, we become crappy people....

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