According to [[Ashley Whillans]], spending money on time-saving purchases grants us more happiness than materialistic purchases. - People were given $40 on the weekend to save time or materalism, and were asked about their mood at the end of the day - This is because although materialism can fill the insecurity of certain things (appearance, economic status, etc.), saving time reduces stress, a more biologically important inhibitor to happiness. - > people felt less end-of-day time pressure when they purchased time-saving services, which explained their improved mood that day. According to the broaden-and-build theory ([20](https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1706541114#core-r20)), improvements in daily mood should promote greater life satisfaction over time. Making this trade-off [[Harvard Study of 100,000 People You'd Be Happier If You Had More Time and Less Money#^0ifwas|makes us happier]] Spending our money to save time - [Buying time promotes happiness](https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1706541114) - https://open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0348134 The idea that I should save so one day I will have time to work on what I want to without having to worry about finances. Why should I wait? Isn't that the same mindset as if I were to wait until retirement to enjoy life? Thanks to eastern philosophy I've been more prone to believe that [[Present moment]] that [[Journey before destination]] ## How - Pay people to do things you don't like doing - What do I not like doing? - Creating b-roll (kind of tough to outsource though) - Adding additional effects to my videos (but I just don't, fuck optimizing for retention) - Going to work when I don't want to (imagine being privileged) - Outsourcing other things - I don't know? - Meal prep services - I already get frozen or easy to make food - Optimizing time - I already use toggl track