One way to categorize time is into two buckets: work and leisure. When we’re doing an activity that requires effort and achieves a clear purpose, then we’re doing work. Pretty much everything else is leisure. I think the idea of leisure has fallen on hard times, and I’d like to make a brief defense in the words that…
Do You Feel Guilty Relaxing?
In this busy, modern culture, there can be a lot of pressure to be on the go, doing something “productive.” This societal attitude can make us feel as though we’re wasting time whenever we engage in activities such as watching TV shows (or sports), having whimsical conversations with friends or family, or simply spending time…
The Practice of Truly Enjoying Time Off
So I took the whole month of June off, just as I did in December. It wasn’t easy to take this month off. I had to make arrangements, sell it to my team and clients, get a bunch of work and content done ahead of time, and really stand my ground when people asked for…
Freedom Through Leisure in ‘Leisure: The Basis of Culture’
We are a society that all too often focuses on work, but do we ever stop and think about rest and leisure? What constitutes work, and for that matter, what exactly is leisure? German philosopher Josef Pieper (1904–1997) delves deeply into this question in his classic work, “Leisure: The Basis of Culture.” Here, Pieper demonstrates…
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