Happier Hour by Cassie Holmes provides useful, evidence based techniques to prompt you to think about the ways that you spend your time. This book is a must read for anyone looking to maximize their time in order to live a happy, productive life. Our culture prompts us to overschedule ourselves, get involved in a multitude of activities, and say yes to everyone. In Happier Hour, you will find strategies and actions to take to change your life in a positive direction. This book offered exercises, strategies, and examples that you can implement immediately. It was written in an easy to read, engaging style and it was not overwhelming. I highly recommend this book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

For many of us, the days seem to fly by in a blur of responsibilities—of work and chores and other obligations. We seem to have so little time for the things that really make us happy. But in Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters, researcher and professor Cassie Holmes helps readers reorganize their time and responsibilities to make their days happier....

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I really enjoyed sitting and thinking about how I spend my time every day, and more importantly, how I view my time. The author really delves into the importance of reframing your mindset around time, as well as ways to better budget it. The exercises are helpful and very illuminating

This book was easy to implement and read. It left me wanting to work on myself chapter by chapter. Many practical tips. Would make for a great book club selection. Would love others to discuss with and deepen the concepts.

Happiness is a choice and how you choose to spend your time has an impact on that happiness. We all get the same amount of hours in our day. True some have better opportunities and resources available for spending that time, but happiness is individual and dependent on the scope of our exeriences and our intentions. For example, if your day does not fill you fill a sense of purpose or joy, then why spend it that way? Why be miserable when you can be happy? How can you live a more fulfilled life? That is the premise of Happier Hour by Cassie Holmes. The author refers to several studies on time management and positive psychology throughout the book. She gives great examples and exercises that are reminiscent of Franklin Covey’s productivity work such as The 5 Choices of Extraordinary Productivity, however, the scope is slightly different. Rather than talking about spending your time efficiently, the book is about examining how you are intentionally spending your time and if it not only aligns to your goals but if it makes a positive impact in your life. Life is not only about scheduling the big rocks (or in Holmes’ example- golf balls), but also about fitting in space for a drink with a friend or stopping to smell the roses on your way. #NetGalley #Sept2022

Great book for inspiration on changing your life by focusing on one hour at a time.Full of research, charts, and anecdotes on how this is possible to do. Highly recommend for those who want to put the work in to reconsider how they are spending their time each day, and how not to waste it. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!