James Wallman, the writer of “Stuffocation” and “Time and How to Spend It”, draws on social science research from leading scientists to develop his 7-point checklist for spending your time in ways that lead you to be happier and more successful. He also shares his 8 tools to design flow such as deleting distractions, being active, and taking creative and physical risk which he humorously demonstrates during his talk.

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