Time And How To Spend It

Time and How to Spend It (2019) by James Wallman (Penguin Books)

Self-help meets lifestyle economics in James Wallman’s Time and How to Spend It – a book that tries to stop you wasting your life doomscrolling and nudges you toward doing things that might actually make you happy. Wallman riffs on psychology, anthropology and a touch of TED-talkery to argue that experiences, not stuff, make for a good life (yes, you’ve heard it before, but at least he puts it neatly).

Think of it as a manual for choosing between another Saturday lost to Ikea or finally booking that trip, learning that skill, or spending time with people you like instead of the ones you’re stuck with.

This 2019 Penguin paperback is very much in the “life optimisation” aisle – smart, breezy, full of acronyms, and aiming to make you feel both guilty and inspired.

Condition: used, possibly coffee-ringed, with that faint whiff of self-improvement gone slightly stale. Perfect for anyone who wants to read about better use of time while procrastinating.

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