Co-hosts Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost explore our relationship with time and how to reclaim it. Why is it so important to be productive? Why can it feel like there’s never enough time in a day? Why are so many of us conditioned to believe that being more productive makes us better people? Author Oliver Burkman offers some insights.
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Dec 2023
How to Keep Time: How to Leave Work Time at Work
Before laptops allowed us to take the office home and smartphones could light up with notifications at any hour, work time and “life” time had clearer boundaries. Today, work is not done exclusively in the workplace, and that makes it harder to leave work at work. Co-hosts Becca ... Show More
24m 42s
Jan 2024
How to Keep Time: How to Rest
Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge accomplishment to just take a few minutes to read a book or watch TV before bed. All that busyness can lead to poor sleep quality when we finally do get to pu ... Show More
34m 31s
Jan 2023
How to Expand Time & Increase Happiness | Cassie Holmes
<p>What does it mean to be time-poor? </p><br><p>We've all heard the old phrase, "time is money," usually in the context of work and productivity. But, time isn’t just about money, it’s about happiness, health, and life. How we use it and feel like we have enough of it, is e ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2022
Time Is Way Weirder Than You Think
<p>It’s not an exaggeration to say that “clock time” runs our lives. From the moment our alarms go off in the morning, the clock reigns supreme: our meetings, our appointments, even our social plans are often timed down to the minute. We even measure the quality of our lives with ... Show More
53m 42s
Nov 2023
261. How to Stretch Time with Jenny Odell
Author and artist, Jenny Odell, discusses how to break from the attention economy long enough to feel fully alive in a culture obsessed with productivity. She shares stories of her encounters with nature, how to be creative instead of productive, how to be less useful in order to ... Show More
1h 5m
Dec 2020
#86: Time is a Choice: How to Harness Productivity with Laura Vanderkam
“Time keeps passing, whether you think of how you are spending it or not.” Everyone has the same 24 hours in a day. And yet, the busiest people are not necessarily the most productive. How can we best allocate that time that we are given? Laura Vanderkam is a bestselling author, ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2021
A New Way to Think About Your Time | Ashley Whillans
For many of us, in this pandemic, our relationship to time has become particularly fraught. You may be noticing that, with no limits on your work time, you are going into overdrive and feeling more crazed than ever. Or you may be feeling like you have too much time and are bored ... Show More
1h 14m