Time Affluence

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Time Affluence | Sherrie Suski | Career

Sherrie Suski | Career MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA

Time Affluence January 11, 2022 by Sherrie Suskie (Edit)

We are all familiar with the term financially affluent, however, the term gaining traction today is time affluence. Time affluence Time Affluence Increases Happiness. So How Do You Achieve It? – MOJEH is when you feel like you have enough time to relax or pursue meaningful activities. Time poverty is when you feel stressed because you are constantly rushing and feel you never can catch up. It becomes especially obvious during this time of year when many employees are off work for the holidays. People slow down and start wondering whether the hamster wheel they are on is truly the best way to enjoy and bring real meaning to their lives. In fact, four out of five adults report Why You Never Seem to Have Enough Time (berkeley.edu) feeling that they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. People who experience less time affluence also experience less joy each day. They laugh less. They are less healthy, less productive, and more likely to divorce. In one study, stress related to time poverty produced a stronger negative effect on happiness than even unemployment. Unlike money, where we have choices to either spend what we have more wisely or create/earn more, we cannot increase our time. We all have the same 24 hours each day. So, the option that leaves us with is finding a way to use our time most wisely. Below are some ways to get the most out of the time we have.

Meditate Strangely enough, taking downtime, especially to meditate, How to Meditate – Mindful can make us more productive in the time we spend working or actively engaged. Especially if you

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