YOGYAKARTA The latest survey in America as many as 80 percent of workers reported that they never had enough time. Interestingly, this research has finally looked at how Americans fill their time. Then that's the term time loss' which refers to the perception of time that is not enough or always lacking. Therefore, many workers choose to spend time with themselves instead of hanging out with friends, commenting on the park, to sitting around chatting casually with their families.

"Time poverty is a sign of the times," wrote Natalie Kerr, Ph.D., a social psychologist and professor at the University of James Madison as reported by Psychology Today, Monday, February 27. For example, when greeting friends How are you today? The answer I got was very busy!. Some people will even respond to the question of opening a conversation with a long story of how busy they are because they become symbols of the status of a worker. Without realizing it, this is so important.

Research shows that time poverty not only intersects with narrow social relationships. But it also deals with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. Because when a person feels a lack of time, they don't give other people time and eliminate social relationships that are very important to health and happiness. The research also shows recommendations for us to feel 'richer in time' and socially connected. Here are three recommendations that can be practiced.

Of course this is a metaphor that we can't really buy time. Research shows spending money on time can reduce stress, increase happiness, and improve relationships.

If you want a satisfying social life, buy time for it. You may pay people to do assignments that are not liked, get a direct flight instead of a cheaper one by stopping, or pay the toll road to drive the fastest home route. Then, invest your free time nomplok fortune in something socially interesting, such as calling friends or hanging out with your children.

If you value money from time to time, or you want to maintain the impression that you 'have everything', you may hate the idea of making time-saving purchases. Or you may think that buying time is just for the rich. Keep in mind that research shows that people who are willing to trade money for happier times and are more satisfied with their relationship. And buying time is a practice that benefits people at all levels of income.

Another way to get more time is to give it. In a study, researchers asked people to devote some of the time on Saturday morning to do something for themselves before doing something for others. People who give them time feel they have more time. Apparently, helping others also expand our time perception.

If you have too much to do and not enough time to do it, try to reduce a few things. You don't have to follow the speed of a bustle modern world. You may be able to choose to slow down a little bit and spend more time chatting casually with colleagues and get together impromptuly with friends.

Research also shows that many people are reluctant to be lazy which may be conditioned by an obsessive culture and productivity, success, and wealth. But in the end, whatever choices are made about time greatly affects the happiness and quality of our social life. So, what do you choose to do with the time you have?


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