While
many people believe that money buys happiness.
Research shows us that this is not entirely true. It is actually the lack of money that buys
unhappiness. And, once you reach $75K a
year in household income, additional income doesn't impact happiness as much as
it does below that threshold.
What
does increase happiness is buying time.
The ability to spend time on the things that you enjoy is
priceless. So it makes sense that buying
time by outsourcing tasks, hiring help, and splurging on the occasional taxi
makes people happier. (Blackman, 2014)
I
learned a long time ago that I am better off paying someone to put together my
Ikea purchases than doing it myself.
It's all a matter of considering how much time a task will take and then
deciding how much your time is worth.
But reallocation
of time is not money dependant.
Sometimes it's just a matter of tuning in to where your time is going
and making adjustments.
For
instance, when I want to buy something these days, I get lost for hours on the
internet. FOMO and my personal need for
thoroughness cause me to waste far too much time looking at endless
options. Moreover, the more options you
have, the more difficult the decision.
So it becomes an incredible time suck.
My
solution is to put a time limit on my searches.
Say, an hour to look at rugs.
That seems like a reasonable amount of time to devote to the task. And, it buys me time to do something I enjoy
more.
Why
not give it a shot? It might work for you
too.
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