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Psychologists have found that experiences are more likely than material goods to deliver happiness, but of course we must make c

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问题     Psychologists have found that experiences are more likely than material goods to deliver happiness, but of course we must make choices about which experiences to pursue. The fear of making the wrong one, and therefore wasting valuable time, is something many of us feel deeply.
    There’s some irony to this dilemma: We have more free time now than we have had in decades. But for a number of reasons, it doesn’t feel that way.
    In his 2019 book Spending Time, Daniel S. Hamermesh explains that while our life spans have gotten a bit longer—13% since 1960—our spending power has surged by 198%. “It makes it difficult to stuff all the things that we want and can now afford into the growing, but increasingly relatively much more limited, time that we have available to purchase and to enjoy them over our lifetimes," he writes.
    Next, there’s our cell-phone addiction. American adults spend around 3% hours on their devices each day, trying to keep up with the volume of emails, texts, social-media updates and 24/7 news. And much of our time is "contaminated time"—when we’re doing one thing but thinking about something else. Trying to get more miles out of every minute—scanning Twitter while watching TV, for example—makes us think we’re being productive, but really it just makes us feel more frazzled.
    Add to this the ever expanding options in today’s experience economy. Think of all the pop-ups, plays, talks, workshops and escape rooms you could go to tonight.
    No wonder many of us suffer from what psychologists call "time famine." No wonder we’re seeing books about reclaiming our time, like Brigid Schulte’s Overwhelmed and Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing, and about loosening the grip of cell phones, like Adam Alter’s Irresistible, Nir Eyal’s Indistractable and Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism.
    There have been calls to rein in the attention economy, like Tristan Harris’ Time Well Spent movement, but the factors that make us feel time-poor aren’t going away anytime soon.
    Tech companies, for instance, may have built apps to tell you how much time you spend on your device, but their business models rely on your continued use.
    People who feel strapped for time are more likely to be anxious or depressed. They are less likely to exercise or eat healthy foods. And they’re less productive at work. It makes sense then that there’s been growing interest from psychologists in the best ways to spend our time.
Psychologists are willing to explore the effective ways to spend time because_____
选项 A、they want to help people solve their problems
B、they are suffering from time famine
C、they intend to contribute to attention economy
D、they are anxious that people are wasting time
答案 A
解析 根据题干中的Psychologists和spend time定位至文章最后一段，该段最后一句意为“于是心理学家们对于如何以最好的方式利用时间这个课题越来越感兴趣，这就顺理成章了”，由此可推断前面一定阐述了心理学家对研究高效利用时间感兴趣的原因。该段前三句意为“感到时间紧缺的人们更可能会感到焦虑，甚至抑郁。他们不太可能锻炼身体或吃健康的食品，并且工作效率低下”，由此可见，心理学家感兴趣是因为观察到了人们存在的问题并想努力解决，选项[A]“他们想要帮助人们解决他们的问题”与文意最为一致，故为答案。
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