Building Your Best Day with Professor Tim Olds

If we have the same 24 hours as Beyonce, how should we use them if we want to be happy and well? Do we pour our time into work? Do we sacrifice sleep for exercise? What trade-offs do we make? Because I don't care who you are, you can't fit 30 hours into 24! My guest for this episode is Professor Tim Olds from the University of South Australia. Tim is a time-use epidemiologist and the first of our guests who will be speaking at the upcoming Wellbeing Evidence and Horizons Conference - a 2 day science-based wellbeing event taking place in Melbourne at the Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre on 28 & 29 April 2020. Tim's presentation at the Conference is titled: How to Build Your Best Day and in this episode we're getting a sneak peak into his research, his knowledge and his wisdom on what 'best days' look like and how to create yours. Questions I ask Tim: •What is behavioural and time-use epidemiology? •What is the Goldilocks Day? •What is the relationship between our time use and our mental health and well being? •What is the 'perfect' amount of time for each activity? For adults? For kids? •What are the trade offs? •What's the state of play for young people and their health today? As parents, are we helping them to get their time-use right? •Are adults getting their time-use right? •Given the trade offs and necessary compromises, what are your tips for building your best day? •Does every 24 hours need to look roughly the same for happiness and wellbeing? Or can it vary? •And why do things tend to go pear shaped healthwise on holidays? It's a fascinating conversation that got me thinking about how I juggle my time, the necessary choices we need to make and why it's important to be conscious about how we use our time if we want to maximise our wellbeing. Listen in to learn and thrive! For a full transcript, guest profile, expert tips and the resources mentioned in this episode, visit potential.com.au/podcast or join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter This episode of the Potential Psychology Podcast is brought to you by the Wellbeing Evidence and Horizons Conference, Australia's leading multi-disciplinary, evidence-based wellbeing and resilience conference. April 28 & 29, 2020. See you there! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potentialpsychology/message