Summary of Cassie Holmes's Happier Hour

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Sample Book Insights:

#1 I was overwhelmed and felt like I was never getting anything done. I needed to figure out if doing all of it was really sustainable. To accurately assess the feasibility of continuing on this course, I had to consider everything. In a flash, everything came into sharp focus. I realized that this is what I’d been doing my whole life: rushing from one thing to the next, feeling like I was never getting anything done, feeling like quitting was the only way out. The real question wasn’t whether I could do it all—it was whether I wanted to do it all. -> In 2013, I was exhausted and felt like I was never getting anything done. I realized that this is what I’d been doing my whole life: rushing from one thing to the next, feeling like I was never getting anything done, and feeling like quitting was the only way out.

#2 I was overwhelmed, and I realized that this is what I’d been doing my whole life: rushing from one thing to the next, feeling like I was never getting anything done, and feeling like quitting was the only way out.

#3 I was unhappy with my life, so I decided to quit my job and live a more carefree existence by quitting my life.

#4 Don’t be time poor. Meaning, don’t feel like you have too little time. You can have all the time in the world if you just use it right. Too little time makes us miserable, but too much time becomes oppressive. Time poverty and time excess both make us unhappy, but the former stems from rushing and the latter from laziness. Time poverty stems from not having enough time to do everything we want to do. Time excess stems from having too much time and not using it efficiently. The key is to use your time effectively: to get more done in less time, and to prevent other people from getting more done in less time. -> The key is to use your time effectively: to get more done in less time and to prevent other people from getting more done in less time.