Good Life Project || Inspiration | Motivation | Happiness | Meaning | Success

You know that feeling, like you’re forever running behind in work and life? That you’ll never finally be “there,” or be able to relax and enjoy things. Like the days are just collapsing into each other? Welcome to the wacky world of time anxiety. You are not alone. Chris Guillebeau has spent fifteen years writing about the questions that keep smart, capable people stuck. He is back on the show to talk about his new book, Time Anxiety, the clearest thing he has written yet on why "get up an hour earlier" backfires and what actually helps.In this conversation, you'll explore:Why your brain is chronically wrong about how much time anything takes, and the fifteen-minute fix for chronic latenessThe eighth day exercise, a way to find out what you actually want to do with your time by imagining a day with zero obligation to anyone elseThe traffic light method for working with your real energy instead of fighting itWhy swapping the word "productive" for "valuable" changes how a day feelsThe shame so many caretak