Summary of Cassie Holmes's Happier Hour

By IRB Media

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#1 I was overwhelmed and felt like I was never getting anything done. I needed to figure out if doing all of it was really sustainable. To accurately assess the feasibility of continuing on this course, I had to consider everything. In a flash, everything came into sharp focus. I realized that this is what I’d been doing my whole life: rushing from one thing to the next, feeling like I was never getting anything done, feeling like quitting was the only way out. The real question wasn’t whether I could do it all—it was whether I wanted to do it all. -> In 2013, I was exhausted and felt like I was never getting anything done. I realized that this is what I’d been doing my whole life: rushing from one thing to the next, feeling like I was never getting anything done, and feeling like quitting was the only way out.

#2 I was overwhelmed, and I realized that this is what I’d been doing my whole life: rushing from one thing to the next, feeling like I was never getting anything done, and feeling like quitting was the only way out.

#3 I was unhappy with my life, so I decided to quit my job and live a more carefree existence by quitting my life.

#4 Don’t be time poor. Meaning, don’t feel like you have too little time. You can have all the time in the world if you just use it right. Too little time makes us miserable, but too much time becomes oppressive. Time poverty and time excess both make us unhappy, but the former stems from rushing and the latter from laziness. Time poverty stems from not having enough time to do everything we want to do. Time excess stems from having too much time and not using it efficiently. The key is to use your time effectively: to get more done in less time, and to prevent other people from getting more done in less time. -> The key is to use your time effectively: to get more done in less time and to prevent other people from getting more done in less time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350029826

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was considering quitting my job and everything I loved, but I wanted to do it all. I loved my job, and I wanted to stay healthy and be a good friend. I couldn’t let either of my relationships suffer.

#2

I had felt busy before, but now I was fully responsible for another person's survival and well-being. I wanted more time to slow down and enjoy the hours that I spent.

#3

I wanted to know whether I’d be happier with more free time. To do this, I recruited a couple of my favorite collaborators, Hal Hershfield and Marissa Sharif, and used a data set that captured the activities that make up a regular day for tens of thousands of working and nonworking Americans.

#4

The graph shows that happiness is lower with less than approximately two hours of discretionary time in the day. However, there is a counterpoint to this trend: people with too little time are significantly less happy and less satisfied in life.

#5

Having too much time can be just as bad as having too little. Having too much time can make you feel restless, because you’re not doing anything with it.

#6

There is value in being somewhat busy because it gives us a sense of purpose. However, for some, having a sense of purpose does not require working in a paid job. volunteering, for example, often provides a sense of purpose.

#7

I realized that the sweet spot for the ideal amount of available daily hours is between two and five hours. I would have to be thoughtful and make some tweaks to my schedule to get there, but I could easily implement some small changes to become happier.

#8

The real answer to the question of how to be time rich is to make the time you have rich.