Cassie Holmes

investing in those relationships that you don't see, not only does it flatten off and it doesn't go down, but it actually continues to go up. So that's to say that this daydream of just living, relaxing on the beach, that's where you get the too much time effect. And that's actually where you also see among retirees, why you see reduced sense of satisfaction.

investing in those relationships that you don't see, not only does it flatten off and it doesn't go down, but it actually continues to go up. So that's to say that this daydream of just living, relaxing on the beach, that's where you get the too much time effect. And that's actually where you also see among retirees, why you see reduced sense of satisfaction.

investing in those relationships that you don't see, not only does it flatten off and it doesn't go down, but it actually continues to go up. So that's to say that this daydream of just living, relaxing on the beach, that's where you get the too much time effect. And that's actually where you also see among retirees, why you see reduced sense of satisfaction.

You might see it among, and we see this in the data, among empty nesters. So once your kids go off to college, then all of a sudden, you're like, oh my gosh, I have all this time. Where's my sort of purpose? Where's my sense of productivity? And then the important thing is to then invest that time in ways that are those enriching, that feel worthwhile, not sort of...

You might see it among, and we see this in the data, among empty nesters. So once your kids go off to college, then all of a sudden, you're like, oh my gosh, I have all this time. Where's my sort of purpose? Where's my sense of productivity? And then the important thing is to then invest that time in ways that are those enriching, that feel worthwhile, not sort of...

You might see it among, and we see this in the data, among empty nesters. So once your kids go off to college, then all of a sudden, you're like, oh my gosh, I have all this time. Where's my sort of purpose? Where's my sense of productivity? And then the important thing is to then invest that time in ways that are those enriching, that feel worthwhile, not sort of...

sitting on the couch forever, which I know in this group, none of us are sitting on the couch forever. But just to say that that is not something to aspire towards either. Interesting.

sitting on the couch forever, which I know in this group, none of us are sitting on the couch forever. But just to say that that is not something to aspire towards either. Interesting.

sitting on the couch forever, which I know in this group, none of us are sitting on the couch forever. But just to say that that is not something to aspire towards either. Interesting.

Yes. You're sort of entering that sweet spot, which is important because for those of us who are time poor, I will say that the idea of two hours, are you freaking kidding me? There is no way.

Yes. You're sort of entering that sweet spot, which is important because for those of us who are time poor, I will say that the idea of two hours, are you freaking kidding me? There is no way.

Yes. You're sort of entering that sweet spot, which is important because for those of us who are time poor, I will say that the idea of two hours, are you freaking kidding me? There is no way.

Yeah. And actually when, and I have my students and I encourage folks to do this as tracking their time of being like in the week, how are you actually spending your time? And then as importantly, and we can talk about this of like, how do you feel out of those times when you come out of those activities? How are you feeling when you're tracking your time?

Yeah. And actually when, and I have my students and I encourage folks to do this as tracking their time of being like in the week, how are you actually spending your time? And then as importantly, and we can talk about this of like, how do you feel out of those times when you come out of those activities? How are you feeling when you're tracking your time?

Yeah. And actually when, and I have my students and I encourage folks to do this as tracking their time of being like in the week, how are you actually spending your time? And then as importantly, and we can talk about this of like, how do you feel out of those times when you come out of those activities? How are you feeling when you're tracking your time?

You actually do recognize that there's a whole lot of time or not a whole lot. There's more than you think. There's probably two hours. There's probably two hours. And even if it's not just sort of discretionary wasteful time, I started doing this where I was like, okay, even thinking back to that time when I had my baby and I was an assistant professor kicking my ass to work towards tenure.

You actually do recognize that there's a whole lot of time or not a whole lot. There's more than you think. There's probably two hours. There's probably two hours. And even if it's not just sort of discretionary wasteful time, I started doing this where I was like, okay, even thinking back to that time when I had my baby and I was an assistant professor kicking my ass to work towards tenure.

You actually do recognize that there's a whole lot of time or not a whole lot. There's more than you think. There's probably two hours. There's probably two hours. And even if it's not just sort of discretionary wasteful time, I started doing this where I was like, okay, even thinking back to that time when I had my baby and I was an assistant professor kicking my ass to work towards tenure.

And I had my partner and my friends like in that era of the train night. I was like, okay, looking at how I spent my day in the morning, I got those 20 minutes snuggling with my little guy before heading out the door. And then talking to my best friend on my commute home, then sitting down with my husband, even though it's only 30 minutes, it's still 30 minutes with a glass of wine.

And I had my partner and my friends like in that era of the train night. I was like, okay, looking at how I spent my day in the morning, I got those 20 minutes snuggling with my little guy before heading out the door. And then talking to my best friend on my commute home, then sitting down with my husband, even though it's only 30 minutes, it's still 30 minutes with a glass of wine.