Dr. Laurie Santos

This is one of the funniest things I think about this work.

This is one of the funniest things I think about this work.

I mentioned Ashley Willans-Dame.

I mentioned Ashley Willans-Dame.

She does all this work on what's called time affluence, this subjective sense that you have free time.

She does all this work on what's called time affluence, this subjective sense that you have free time.

Usually what's affecting us isn't the objective amount of free time we have.

Usually what's affecting us isn't the objective amount of free time we have.

It's the subjective sense of how overwhelmed we are.

It's the subjective sense of how overwhelmed we are.

And those two things don't always match up, right?

And those two things don't always match up, right?

There's sometimes when we feel really busy, but if you really went in and look, okay, how many actual free moments could you carve out?

There's sometimes when we feel really busy, but if you really went in and look, okay, how many actual free moments could you carve out?

It's going to be more than we think.

It's going to be more than we think.

And so there's all these things we can do to hack the subjective sense of like, oh my gosh, I'm just feeling really burned out and overwhelmed.

And so there's all these things we can do to hack the subjective sense of like, oh my gosh, I'm just feeling really burned out and overwhelmed.

Even if you can't objectively open up more free time.

Even if you can't objectively open up more free time.