The 10 Dimensions of Life: An Economist's Guide to Better Living

This book tells you how to organize your life for maximum lifetime satistfaction, happiness, and "utility." Life is to be enjoyed. Yet it is complex and it is essential that we have our thoughts and lives organized so that we manage for maximum lifetime satisfaction. The Economist's concept of utility is employed to structure the analysis of modern lives. Life has ten dimensions: coaching, physical and mental wellbeing, geography, financial management, social and political, recreation and entertainment, spiritual, education, work, and your daily life. This book considers each dimension in turn, and then considers how they are interrelated. By leading the reader to consider their lifetime vision, missions, and strategies, it will lead to maximum lifetime satisfaction.

Dr. James Owers Sr. is a native of New Zealand. Growing up in a country village, he was the first in his family to attend university. After farming for three years, he took three degrees at the University of Canterbury, with majors in economics, accounting and mathematics. He worked as an accountant and advances manager before returning to the University of Canterbury as a lecturer. In 1977 he moved to the USA to study at The Ohio State University. After graduating with this PhD. in economics and finance, he taught at the University of Massachusetts, The University of California, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgia State University and Harvard University. He is the coordinator of the Summer Economics Program at Harvard. As a researcher and author, Professor Owers has published more than 100 articles and books and has extensive experience leading executive seminars and consulting with companies in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. He has lived using the 10 dimensions covered in this book and has reached a high level of utility from life.