Can time be wasted?

Name: Can time be wasted?
Uploaded: 2019-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 9 min
Description: What do we mean exactly when we say we're wasting time? Doing something that doesn't help us acquire new skills, money or status? Stop-motion animator Alexander Leitner explains how "productivity" is relative and that the many seemingly unproductive things we do during the day can be just as crucial to our wellbeing as the "important" stuff.

TEDxVienna 2019Oct 20199 min25984 views

Speaker

Alexander LeitnerFuturist & Neuroscientist | The Future of Technology & Human Evolution

About this talk

What do we mean exactly when we say we're wasting time? Doing something that doesn't help us acquire new skills, money or status? Stop-motion animator Alexander Leitner explains how "productivity" is relative and that the many seemingly unproductive things we do during the day can be just as crucial to our wellbeing as the "important" stuff.