Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"An absolute gem--useful, evidence-based, and a pleasure to read" (Katy Milkman, author of How to Change)--this is a clear-eyed and comprehensive book that decodes the science of how to better use your time to live a more meaningful, pleasurable, and fulfilling existence. Our most precious resource isn't money. It's time. Not only are we allotted just twenty-four hours a day and an unknown number of years, we also live in a culture that tricks us into feeling "time poor," like we never have enough.
Based on her wildly popular class at UCLA's Anderson School of Management, Professor Cassie Holmes guides us in how to immediately improve our lives by better investing our time. Happier Hour reveals that the amount of time we have isn't actually the problem but rather, how we perceive and choose to spend the time we have. Holmes clearly lays out the solution--providing accessible, easy-to-implement tools that will allow you to:
- Expand your time
- Optimally spend your hours and feel confident in your choices
- Sidestep distractions
- Create and savor moments of joy
- Design your schedule with purpose
- Look back on your years without regrets and much more
Enlivened by Holmes's upbeat narrative and groundbreaking research, Happier Hour demonstrates how just a few, small changes can have an enormous impact--helping you feel less overwhelmed, more present, and more satisfied with your life overall--things that money can't buy. With this book, you will learn how to craft the time of your life. It all starts with a happier hour.
Synopsis
The antidote to overscheduling and feeling like your days aren't your own, Happier Hour reframes your time around life's happiest moments to build days that aren't just full--but fulfilling. Our most precious resource isn't money. It's time. We are allotted just twenty-four hours a day, and we live in a culture that keeps us feeling "time poor" --like we never have enough. Since we can't add more hours to the day, how can we experience our lives as richer? Is it possible to spend our days so they aren't just full, but are fulfilling?
Based on her wildly popular MBA class at UCLA, Professor Cassie Holmes demonstrates how to immediately improve our lives by changing how we perceive and invest our time. Happier Hour provides empirically based insights and easy-to-implement tools that will allow you to:
- Optimally spend your hours and feel confident in those choices
- Sidestep distractions
- Create and savor moments of joy
- Design your schedule with purpose
- Look back on your years without regrets
Enlivened by Holmes's upbeat narrative and groundbreaking research, Happier Hour teaches you how small changes can have an enormous impact, helping you feel less overwhelmed, more present, and more satisfied with your life overall. It all starts by transforming just one hour into a happier hour.
Synopsis
Learn how to reframe your time around life's happiest moments to build days that aren't just full but fulfilling with this "joyful guide" (Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author) that is the antidote to overscheduling. Our most precious resource isn't money. It's time. We are allotted just twenty-four hours a day, and we live in a culture that keeps us feeling "time poor." Since we can't add more hours to the day, how can we experience our lives as richer?
Based on her wildly popular MBA class at UCLA, Professor Cassie Holmes demonstrates how to immediately improve our lives by changing how we perceive and invest our time. Happier Hour provides empirically based insights and easy-to-implement tools that will allow you to:
- Optimally spend your hours and feel confident in those choices
- Sidestep distractions
- Create and savor moments of joy
- Design your schedule with purpose
- Look back on your years without regrets
Enlivened by Holmes's upbeat narrative and groundbreaking research, Happier Hour "is filled with loads and loads of practical, evidence-based advice for how to live better by investing in what really matters. It's the kind of book that can change your life for the better" (Laurie Santos, Yale professor and host of The Happiness Lab podcast).