Countway Longwood Author Series Presents: Time Smart with Ashley Whillans

Countway Community

Date: Wednesday, October 21

Time: 1:15-2:30pm EST via Zoom

Learn More & Register: [link expired]

 

Time Smart offers a provocative approach to how we spend our time—and our lives—and how we can re-frame our decisions to make happier choices.

About the Author

Ashley Whillans is an assistant professor at Harvard Business School and a leading scholar in the time and happiness research field. She earned her PhD in social psychology from the University of British Columbia. She was twice named a Rising Star of Behavioral Science by the Behavioral Science & Policy Association. In 2016 she co-founded a "nudge unit," namely, the Department of Behavioral Science in the Policy, Innovation, and Engagement division of the British Columbia Public Service Agency. She is part of the Global Happiness Council and the Workplace and Well-Being Initiative at Harvard University, and she advises on workplace and well-being strategies for numerous nonprofit and for-profit partners. She has written about her research, which has appeared in numerous outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, CNN, BBC, The Atlantic, The Economist, and the Wall Street Journal.

 

Countway Longwood Author Series Presents Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life by Ashley Whillans. Four out of five adults report feeling that they have too much to do and not enough time to do it. How can we escape the time traps that make us feel this way and keep us from living our best lives? Author and Harvard Business School professor Ashley Whillans will give you proven strategies for improving your 'time affluence,' freeing up time that you can reinvest in positive, healthy activities.