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RST 100 1st Edition Lecture 24Outline of Last Lecture I. Antioxidant and redox regulation of gene transcription Outline of Current Lecture I. Work TimeII. The Sweden ExperimentIII. Leisure Shaped by 4 FactorsIV. Free Time Increasing or DecreasingV. Time Tyranniesa. Time Urgencyb. Time DeepeningVI. Law of Unintended Consequences Current LectureChapter 11 How do Leisure and Time Relate?- Our choices shaped by time- Important to understand this if serving/studying people’s leisure interests - Never enough time to do other stuff Time- Time is the most abundant and equally distributed of all society’s resources- We all get exactly the same number of hours in a day - Yet, time is also considered the scarcest and most fragile of our resources- Many of us feel like we never have enough time Work Time and Leisure Time Connected- Legislation was introduced for a 6 hr work day- Had it passed, it would have drastically changed our lifestyleThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Would have impacted not only work, but leisure - Consumption maybe wouldn’t have increased if a 6 hr work week was established b/c less money to consumeThe Sweden Experiment- Some will scale back to 6-hour workday while control group will continue with 8-hour day- Seek to find out whether shorter days will translate into higher prod/hour and fewer sickdays, better mental and physical health - After 1 year, decide whether to extend and expand the program to other sectors Schor and Robinson and Godbey – increases and decreasesLeisure is Shaped by Time- Time used for leisure is essentially shaped by four factorso 1 – Personal Perceptions of Free Time How we view our time (e.g. privilege, opportunity, etc.) o 2 – Personal Amounts of free time Amount of free time we feel we possess Time Famine – feeling you don’t have enough time o 3 – Time needed for leisure activities People choosing shorter, less absorbing leisure activities to match shorter blocks of free time Vacation shifts o 4 – A culture’s time sufficiency - amount of free time available to a culture In our culture, we connect rushing with success, importance Sign of statusIs Free Time Increasing?- Schor (government reports)o We are working longer hours, and thus have less free timeo Endless work-and-spend cycle (Harried Leisure Class)- Robinson and Godey (time diaries)o We have more free time todayo Just feel more rushed and stressed, do many things at onceo We don’t spend time in meaningful activities Cultural Differences- Time Surplus Culture (usually developing countries)o Much free time/idle timeo Production is lowo Little time-related work stresso Numerous holidays, less consumption, large blocks of free time- Time Scarcity Culture (usually developed countries)o Limited free timeo Production is higho Time stress causes illnesseso Few holidays, much consumption, small blocks of free time Article – key to happiness is keeping busy without feeling rushedTime Tyrannies - 1st – Time Urgency – always feeling rushed - “Hurry sickness” due to a quickened pace of life- Sense of urgency o Visiting national park in caro Birthdays in a restauranto Marketers are trying to help it Time Urgency and Leisure- There is a lack of enjoyment if always feel rushed o Leisure satisfaction is lowered- Do things based on how much time they will take, not on preference- If focused on time, then not focused on the experience - Remember flow?o Hard for them to experience flow because only cognizant of time and not actually enjoying yourself in activity Physical Toll- Stress- Insomnia- Muscle Pain- Headaches- High Blood Pressure- Depression and Anxiety Time Deepening – (multi-tasking)- Doing more than one thing at a time in order to get many things done at onceWhat’s the Tyranny?- Don’t fully experience (enjoy) any of them- Can make us feel rushed, anxious, unfulfilled- No single activity is fully experienced - I you feel like you have time urgency – you usually do time deepeningLaw of Unintended Consequences- Unforeseen negative byproducts that undermine the planned benefits - New technologies that were suppose to make life easier and give us more time have resulted in new problems - Made life easier but sped up time and increased stress- Obviously many benefits – but not without some


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