Ep 27 What Makes Us Happier - TIME DOES! Why Time Matters, and 9 Ways to Get It In Your Busy Life

Anyone who has been a busy mom (I had three kids in 6 years) and worked part time as a teacher. It was so busy and stressful at times. I was exhausted. I had no time for myself. Sound familiar?

Studies show that what is most correlated with our happiness, is the sense that we have more TIME to enjoy our lives. Time actually matters more to your happiness than money, or anything else, according to Yale’s Dr. Laurie Santos, who studies and teaches about the Science of Happiness. She calls this “time affluence”.

I know one of the factors of busy-mom-ness is the factor that we have no time. We are rushed. We are frantic. We are multitasking. It makes sense that I did not feel very happy sometimes at home. I must say here that there were MANY, many times of delight and fun and happiness and gratitude, amongst the stress, but I believe if I had known the important impact of time and our happiness in that phase of my life, I might have treated myself differently. Prioritized myself differently.

In this episode, I will share with you what exactly “time affluence” is, and why research says it is so key to our levels of happiness. You will hear where money fits into the equation, the effect of being frazzled, busy and pulled in all directions, has on our lives, how time affluence works and its effects on our mood and our overall health, and, maybe most importantly, I will share 9 strategies that will help you get more time to enjoy your life.

I think you will find this episode surprising and inspiring and I hope it motivates you to get some more of this important, sometimes elusive, entity in your life.Thank you for being here. I appreciate your time so much and I know you will benefit from this episode. Enjoy!

Resources: 

https://www.drlauriesantos.com/

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LInks to 2 posts on Substack of Gayle’s about time and time affluence:

https://gaylebeavil.substack.com/p/do-we-have-time-for-happiness?r=3m9x4e

https://gaylebeavil.substack.com/p/getting-time-on-our-side?r=3m9x4e

When I mention “time blocking” and my mentor, my mentor is from a wonderful women’s business and mentorship group I’m in, called “Living in Balance”. I highly recommend this group for female entrepreneurs and business owners.

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