# Can time be wasted?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxVienna
- Speaker: Alexander Leitner
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alexander_leitner_can_time_be_wasted)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Can time be wasted?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alexander_leitner_can_time_be_wasted/1c29181492cb), 10 min (TED's player)