Why you never seem to have enough time
By Kira M. Newman March 25 at 8:00 AM I can feel the squeeze of stress in my stomach. This morning, I got a call from a friend needing support, which prevented me from starting this article. And I’m set to leave my desk early for a dentist appointment, after which I’ll rush home to cook a late dinner.
When women did more than 10 hours of housework a week, they felt more pressed for time and, in turn, more depressed. But when men did the same amount of housework, they didn’t. A similar pattern appeared for volunteering: Men who volunteered more were less depressed, but women got time stressed and didn’t seem to experience as much benefit.
If you feel short on time, you might simply not be enjoying the activities that fill up your schedule. Believe it or not, it might help to add one more thing to your day — something that keeps you engaged.Why does passion seem to free up our time? The researchers who observed this phenomenon wanted to discover what was really going on.They found a clue when they asked employees about how conflicted or aligned their goals were.
If you feel a lot of inner conflict about a task, then you might consider just letting it go. But the trick is to resolve not to let it weigh on you.Often when we’re caught in a time conflict, it’s because of some external obligation: Day-care pickup runs against an important meeting; your work shift starts at 9, but the bus is late. Time pressure goes hand in hand with feeling you’re not in control of your own schedule.
“People often complain of being in a time bind not only because they are objectively busy, but also because they perceive a lack of control over their time,” researcher Ashley V. Whillans and her colleagues wrote. Why would an abundance of money feel like a scarcity of time? One possibility is that rich people have so much they could do with their money but only a handful of hours outside work to do it, suggested researchers Daniel Hamermesh and Jungmin Lee. So many expensive hobbies to pursue, so little time!
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