The art of choosing what to do
Episode
49 min
Read time
2 min
AI-Generated Summary
Key Takeaways
- ✓How do clock timers versus event timers experience happiness differently?
- ✓Why does embracing mortality lead to better life decisions?
- ✓What role does finite time play in motivation and goal-setting?
What It Covers
Psychology professor Anne Laura Selye explains clock time versus event time approaches to scheduling, while Oliver Burkeman discusses embracing mortality and limitations for better decision-making.
Key Questions Answered
- •How do clock timers versus event timers experience happiness differently?
- •Why does embracing mortality lead to better life decisions?
- •What role does finite time play in motivation and goal-setting?
Notable Moment
Selye reveals clock timers add more salt and spices to food because they cannot taste and savor flavors as intensely as event timers can.
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