Spending time together is happier than having much money #shorts

28 Sept 2022 · 1 min

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TJ Walker argues that time spent together cooking, eating, talking, and playing games produces more happiness than money and possessions. He contrasts neighbors in lower-income countries who socialize constantly with affluent Westerners isolated by distance and screens.

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Hey, I like money and stuff as much as the next person. I'm not asking you to give up your money and stuff. But realize that when other people travel around the world, and I've noticed this too, you see people in so many countries where the standard of living is much lower than it is in a lot of the United States and affluent parts of the West. And yet people seem happier. They spend their time living together, not sprawled out, with lots and lots of space between the neighbors. They spend time cooking together, eating together, instead of spending all their time on fancy electronic entertainment. They spend time talking, playing games, singing, laughing, having fun. So be careful what you wish for. The money and stuff people get from money often alienates us and keeps us away from things that give us the most joy. Please follow the TJ Walker habit.