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The pursuit of happiness requires free time | Danielle Roberts
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Do you feel short on time? Writer and work expert Danielle Roberts would like to help you with that. In this quick talk, she makes the case that free time isn't a reward you earn but a civil right you're owed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Can a democracy survive when its citizens no longer have the time to truly participate in it? You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. I often feel like I don't have enough time. Enough time for the people I love, for the things that light me up, for actual rest, and I have a feeling I'm not alone.
If you see a crowded calendar as a personal failing or something to fix with a better system or a new app, writer and work expert Daniel Roberts is here to help you rethink that. We'd like to call this a time management problem, right? But more Americans are working multiple jobs to survive than ever
recorded before. How are you supposed to manage time that's not even yours to begin with? This goes far beyond a time management problem. It's actually a a civil rights issue. In her talk, Danielle, who's known to her online community as the anti-career coach,
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