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How to Buy Back Time For Meaningful Experiences
Time and money can be traded for each other in many circumstances in life
Do you feel like your day is never long enough? That your work hours are too long, and your free time is non-existent? You are not alone.
According to the US Time Use Survey, Americans spend more than half their waking lives working. And that doesn’t even account for all of the time spent commuting to and from work, eating lunch, sleeping, raising children, taking care of an elderly parent, volunteering at school, or watching TV!
All that extra time adds up to a lot of lost opportunity.
Technological advances were meant to free up time for other meaningful activities. They haven’t. We are drowning in information overload.
The constant stream of emails, work, and social media updates is taking a toll on our brains. What’s worse is that it’s taking away from the time we would otherwise use for meaningful experiences.
In fact, according to research, when people make more money, they get stressed about and how they are using it.
It’s become difficult to balance our personal lives with professional responsibilities without feeling drained all the time.
