Happier Hours: Rethinking Time and Well-Being

<div class="header alignfull header--article header--min-height-full has-background has-tonal-black-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-category"> Blog Posts, and Videos</div></div></div> <h1 class="header__title has-h2-variant">Archives</h1> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="favorite-block"> <button class="favorite" data-id="291792" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button></div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-program_tax"> <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/aspen-community-programs/">Aspen Community Programs</a></div></div></div> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-1635x1090.jpg" alt="" width="1635" height="1090" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-1635x1090.jpg 1635w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-1013x675.jpg 1013w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-1014x676.jpg 1014w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RS43155-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 1635px) 100vw, 1635px" loading="eager" class="header__image" style="object-position: 71% 12%"> <span class="header__overlay" style="opacity: 0.8"></span> </figure> </div> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Happier Hours: Rethinking Time and Well-Being" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BRLTGE5R9Qs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Behavioral scientist <strong>Cassie Holmes</strong> joins <strong>Carolyne Heldman</strong>, host of the “Behind the Lens” podcast, to explore one of life’s most pressing questions: how can we spend our time to experience greater happiness and meaning in our days and to look back on our years without regret? A professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Holmes draws on her academic research, as well as insights from her best-selling book Happier Hour, to examine the relationship between time, attention, and well-being, and to offer practical ideas for how we can reshape our daily lives to feel less rushed and more connected to what matters most. Presented as part of the Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series.</p> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/happier-hours-rethinking-time-and-well-being/">Happier Hours: Rethinking Time and Well-Being</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org">Aspen Institute</a>.</p>