Work and Leisure. Time deepening and time famine Flashcards
Spillover/ extension
Leisure mirrors satisfying work activities
Who might this apply to?
Skilled individuals
Creative or challenging work
Intrinsically motivated work activities
Compensation
Leisure compensates for unsatisfying, draining work
Strong separation of life domains
Who might this apply to?
Highly repetitive or taxing jobs
Extrinsically motivated work activities
NEUTRALITY/SEGMENTATION
No real relationship between work and leisure lives
Work Related stress is high
> 80% of American workers report work-related stress
~50% of Americans feel they don’t have enough free time
Time Famine
The real or perceived lack of free time.
Too much to do, not enough time to do it
The nature of free time
Free time may benefit us less than historically
Increasingly comes in small chunks on weekdays
Does not provide psychological release from work
Spent largely on low-satisfaction activities
Certain low-reward activities dominate our free time
Equity in Free time
Free time not equitably distributed
Women (especially parents) report less free time
Cultural explanations
In the last century+, the United States has changed significantly
Industrialization in the early-mid 20 th century
Shift to service and technology economy
From a time surplus culture, to a time scarce culture
Time urgency definition
Hurrying all the time
Implications for leisure?
Decreases ability to enter a leisure/flow state
Decreases satisfaction of leisure pursuits
Health/wellness consequences
Time deepening definition
Trying to get the most out of every moment, every day
Structure of time
Time famine -Time urgency -Time deepening
Time or Deepening examples
Speeding up a given leisure activity
Rushing through lunch
2. Substituting a shorter activity for a longer one
Watching a 25 minute show rather than a movie
3. Multitasking
Texting while walking
4. Precise planning of leisure time to maximize efficiency
Having a schedule and refusing to be spontaneous
