Over the last two decades, global wealth has risen. Yet material affluence has not translated into time affluence. Most people report feeling persistently ‘time poor’—like they have too many things to do and not enough time to do them. Time poverty is linked to lower well-being, physical health and productivity. Individuals, organisations and policymakers often overlook the pernicious effects of time poverty. Billions of dollars are spent each year to alleviate material poverty, while time poverty is often ignored or exacerbated. In this Perspective, we discuss the societal, organisational, institutional and psychological factors that explain why time poverty is often under appreciated. We argue that scientists, policymakers and organisational leaders should devote more attention and resources toward understanding and reducing time poverty to promote psychological and economic well-being.

在过去的二十年中，全球财富增加了。然而，物质上的富裕并没有转化为时间上的富裕。大多数人报告说他们持续感到“时间匮乏”，就像他们有太多事情要做，没有足够的时间去做。时间贫困与福利，身体健康和生产力下降相关。个人，组织和政策制定者常常忽略了时间贫困的有害影响。每年花费数十亿美元来减轻物质贫困，而时间贫困常常被忽略或加剧。在此观点中，我们讨论了社会，组织，制度和心理因素，这些因素解释了为什么时间贫困常常被人们重视。我们认为科学家