401-Best of July 2021: Time Affluence Mini Series: Time Confetti (6-of-8)

We’re replaying our most popular episodes from the past year.  In case you missed it or want a reminder, here is the most listened to mini-series in July 2021.  

 

In this episode we discuss what time confetti is - a windfall of time you were not expecting, and how time confetti can help us and hurt us as we manage the time in our days.  Focusing on how we become for time affluent by noticing our habits throughout the day. 

 

Transcript:

 

Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day,  through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life. 

 

I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and I love me some confetti and some sparkle and today we get to start chatting about time confetti.  Those little pockets of time that we often waste, like 15 minutes between appointments or standing in line at the grocery store. 

 

The first step is to be aware of this time confetti and before we get too excited, it comes in two ways. 

 

A few episodes back we talked about time poverty.  Time poverty can be caused by constant connection to technology because it creates time confetti by fragmenting leisure in minute time fragments.  It’s this idea that we have 20 minutes for a break and we check our phone, just out of habit, 3 times.  We’re now creating bits of time confetti where our brains did nothing but multitask and be distracted.  What the research says is that it leads to time poverty because scrolling through Instagram doesn’t actually bring us happiness - scientifically.  We usually do it because we think we’re bored.  We’re curious.  We’re lonely.  

 

So what we need to do is flip the switch and when we have recognized a time confetti moment, have ready things we can do, that actually will increase our happiness.  Being intentional about our activities is where the magic is here. 

 

So, scroll social, if you want, but put a limit on it.  And better yet, try to consume social media that promotes good vibes.   In the next episode, I’ll deliver a list of time confetti activities that you can start doing right away to boost your happiness in those moments of time. 

 

 

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