Cassie Holmes

Thank you so much for having me. And I'm so excited to talk about how it's not bullshit.

Thank you so much for having me. And I'm so excited to talk about how it's not bullshit.

Thank you so much for having me. And I'm so excited to talk about how it's not bullshit.

Yeah, absolutely. Because I would have agreed at that point that it's all bullshit, right? The idea that you could have enough time to do all we set out to do. So when I was an assistant professor at Wharton, I had traveled up to New York to give a talk at Columbia's Business School. And this talk was sandwiched between back-to-back meetings.

Yeah, absolutely. Because I would have agreed at that point that it's all bullshit, right? The idea that you could have enough time to do all we set out to do. So when I was an assistant professor at Wharton, I had traveled up to New York to give a talk at Columbia's Business School. And this talk was sandwiched between back-to-back meetings.

Yeah, absolutely. Because I would have agreed at that point that it's all bullshit, right? The idea that you could have enough time to do all we set out to do. So when I was an assistant professor at Wharton, I had traveled up to New York to give a talk at Columbia's Business School. And this talk was sandwiched between back-to-back meetings.

So I'm rushing for meetings, then into this super pressureful talk, and then into more meetings, and then into this colleague dinner. And then I looked at my watch and I was like, oh my. shit, I need to leave. I need to catch a train. So I jump in the cab and I'm yelling at this cab driver, not someone who yells.

So I'm rushing for meetings, then into this super pressureful talk, and then into more meetings, and then into this colleague dinner. And then I looked at my watch and I was like, oh my. shit, I need to leave. I need to catch a train. So I jump in the cab and I'm yelling at this cab driver, not someone who yells.

So I'm rushing for meetings, then into this super pressureful talk, and then into more meetings, and then into this colleague dinner. And then I looked at my watch and I was like, oh my. shit, I need to leave. I need to catch a train. So I jump in the cab and I'm yelling at this cab driver, not someone who yells.

And here I am yelling and he is already speeding, but I'm telling him to go faster because I couldn't miss that last train that would get me home to Philly where my four month old and husband were sleeping. Yeah. And I did make the train that night, but I remember so vividly, I sort of sunk into my seat, totally exhausted, totally overwhelmed.

And here I am yelling and he is already speeding, but I'm telling him to go faster because I couldn't miss that last train that would get me home to Philly where my four month old and husband were sleeping. Yeah. And I did make the train that night, but I remember so vividly, I sort of sunk into my seat, totally exhausted, totally overwhelmed.

And here I am yelling and he is already speeding, but I'm telling him to go faster because I couldn't miss that last train that would get me home to Philly where my four month old and husband were sleeping. Yeah. And I did make the train that night, but I remember so vividly, I sort of sunk into my seat, totally exhausted, totally overwhelmed.

And as I was looking at the nightlights was by us, like, I cannot keep up. Right. Between the pressures of work, wanting to be a good parent, wanting to be a good partner, wanting to be a good friend, but those never ending hell of chores. There was too much to do and not enough time to do it. And I wanted more time and I wanted more time, not just so that I could get more done.

And as I was looking at the nightlights was by us, like, I cannot keep up. Right. Between the pressures of work, wanting to be a good parent, wanting to be a good partner, wanting to be a good friend, but those never ending hell of chores. There was too much to do and not enough time to do it. And I wanted more time and I wanted more time, not just so that I could get more done.

And as I was looking at the nightlights was by us, like, I cannot keep up. Right. Between the pressures of work, wanting to be a good parent, wanting to be a good partner, wanting to be a good friend, but those never ending hell of chores. There was too much to do and not enough time to do it. And I wanted more time and I wanted more time, not just so that I could get more done.

I wanted more time so that I could slow down so that I could actually experience the time that I was spending. And so that my entire life wouldn't end up passing me by in this blur. And that is, is time poverty, right? It's this acute feeling of having too much to do and not enough time to do it. And on the train that night, feeling extremely time poor, extremely unhappy, extremely stressed out.

I wanted more time so that I could slow down so that I could actually experience the time that I was spending. And so that my entire life wouldn't end up passing me by in this blur. And that is, is time poverty, right? It's this acute feeling of having too much to do and not enough time to do it. And on the train that night, feeling extremely time poor, extremely unhappy, extremely stressed out.

I wanted more time so that I could slow down so that I could actually experience the time that I was spending. And so that my entire life wouldn't end up passing me by in this blur. And that is, is time poverty, right? It's this acute feeling of having too much to do and not enough time to do it. And on the train that night, feeling extremely time poor, extremely unhappy, extremely stressed out.

It was like... the solution is obvious. I need to quit my job and move to a sunny island somewhere, right? With this idea that if only I had a whole lot more time, if only I could spend the hours of my days relaxing, doing exactly what I wanted, then I would be happier, right? And it's like,

It was like... the solution is obvious. I need to quit my job and move to a sunny island somewhere, right? With this idea that if only I had a whole lot more time, if only I could spend the hours of my days relaxing, doing exactly what I wanted, then I would be happier, right? And it's like,