1 week Ago By Jancee Dunn
For the past few weeks, I’ve been doing a simple experiment: I leave for appointments 10 to 15 minutes earlier than normal. Yes, this is “obvious” advice, said Chris Guillebeau, the author of the forthcoming book “Time Anxiety: The Illusion of Urgency and a Better Way to Live.” “But the results can be life-changing,” he explained.
Yet people still resist this idea, Guillebeau said: “They get worried, and ask me, ‘What will I do with the extra time?’” But that people habitually underestimate how long a task will take. “So in reality, they probably won’t have extra time,” Guillebeau said. “They just won’t be late.
” I’m not the only person who has a fraught relationship with the clock. Sixty percent of people surveyed by the Pew Research Center said they . Some of the stress around scheduling is out of our control, but there are things we can all do to feel more in charge of our time, Guillebeau said.
I asked him and other experts for tips. Your to-do list will never end, said Thomas Curran, an associate professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the author of “The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough.” So build your tolerance for leaving that list unfinished, he said.
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