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Aug 2024
48m 57s

You 2.0: Taking Control of Your Time

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
About this episode

Many of us feel like there aren't enough hours in the day. We struggle to make time for all the competing demands at work and at home, and inevitably feel like we're letting someone down. But what if there were a way to reclaim our time and, as a result, get more joy out of our lives?  In the second episode of this year's You 2.0 series, psychologist Cassie Mogilner Holmes explains how we've fallen victim to the illusion of time scarcity, and what we can do to spend our time more wisely. 

If you enjoy today's episode, check out last week's kick-off to our series, "You 2.0: The Gift of Other People."

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