2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Of course, time is money. Therefore, we have to sacrifice something and prioritize. Earning or freedom - what are you leaning towards? In fact, not only your well-being depends on the choice.
Scientists at the University of British Columbia (Canada) conducted a series of experiments involving 4,600 people and found that people who value their time are generally happier than those who focus on earning money. Information in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
During the research, the volunteers answered a series of real-life guiding questions so that psychologists could assess their priorities. For example, subjects were asked whether they would fly a cheap and long connecting flight or pay more to get to their destination faster; would they like to cut back on their working hours a bit, and at the same time their salaries, or work overtime for a bonus. Another couple of everyday decisions: go further away for cheap gasoline or refuel near your home; Get $ 50 in cash or use a $ 120 long-term cleaning coupon. The choice is not always obvious, but it gives objective data.
It turned out that just over half of the respondents value their time more and, most importantly, they are a little happier.
Despite its impressive scope, the study has a significant limitation. It was attended by working Americans, Canadian students and visitors to the World of Science Museum (Vancouver). The sample does not include people living below the poverty line, for whom money is of great importance due to life circumstances. At the same time, no connection was found between the choice of participants and their gender, income and marital status: prioritization is an individual matter. The only traceable dependence is that older people are more likely to value their time.
So what makes people happy? Scientists don't know about this. But they assume that in their free time, people are engaged in activities that, in the long run, give them a sense of satisfaction with their lives. Psychologists hope that the findings of their study will push people towards the right trade-off between money and freedom.
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