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A New Way To Think About Your Time | Ashley Whillans (2021)

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Are You Taking Your Time Off the Clock?

Research shows that countries with a higher proportion of citizens who value leisure overwork are happier. When the two thousand and eight recession hit, countries that had a greater percentage of citize s who valued family and friends as opposed to work showed less of a negative mental health dip. Time poverty isn't our fault. We are time poor in part because our organizations incentiv us to work constantly. In order to live a happier and more meaningful life, we need to take back control of our time - at least the time that we do have available.

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