Feeling stressed by having too much to do? Maybe you should think about signing up to volunteer, or spend some time helping a neighbor with some yard work. Though this suggestion may seem rather counterintuitive, new research cited in Sunday's Boston Globe Ideas column, "How to make time expand", supports this notion. The study by three business school professors indicated that "Those who donated time, spent time doing tasks for others," felt more "time affluent" than those who wasted time or spent it on themselves. The article explains research that shows feeling time affluent is a key factor in happiness, and it is linked more to our perception of time and how we use it, as opposed to actually having free time.Read more
