Leisure vs Productivity

I don't think that is true. Here a few things people might do:* Spend valuable time with a young child* Relax at the park* Spend time with family and friends* Take care of household chores or administrative life tasks that one has been procrastinating on* Go hiking* Read a book* Watch a show or movie* Learn a new skill or start a new hobby* Build a website or start a blog that isn't profitable but adds value to the world

I'm going to say something unpopular now, so be warned.Is wasting time on..TV, MMORPGs, the Internet, senseless magazines etc. really that much of a problem for us as individuals? Procrastinating obviously robs time from "useful" activities like working, but how much use are these activities, really? Work applied correctly certainly brings humanity as a whole to new and better pastures, but I'm wondering whether this is really the case for me as an individual.Personally, I find it very ple

You don't need to work every minute. All you need to do is to not waste it away. So go skiing for a full day is still considered making good use of the current moment than reading reddit. For me, I think not wasting my life away means I'm either contributing to the society by working or I'm making my self a better person by working out, skiing, reading books etc.

I think it all just comes down to how much time you waste instead of doing something useful. Like I'm doing right now writing this comment and reading HN. Nobody ever seems to admit how much time they waste watching tv, web surfing, sleeping, gaming, drinking etc.

find the things you like and which you consider not a waste of time...alternatively, find the things you like and consider them not a waste of time

I guess the issue is on the definition of "stupid things". I love to watch a movie, and I enjoy a quiet lunch and talk over the coffee and dessert. I don't travel by bus, but when I used to commute I would spend the time reading.Things that are stupid relaxation to someone, are the actual goal of someone else.(yeah I can still cut on reading hn of course :)

You don't have to be "productive" with every minute of your life.

I have several fantastic things that I love doing and work makes it very hard for me to pursue them.One of them is philosophy. There is a great deal of benefit and pleasure that a person can derive from learning about about and understanding the arguments that have been made across the centuries.Another is physical activity. It feels great to move your body, it makes you so much happier than sitting at a desk.Another are video games that stimulate your brain in an amazing way. Another i

Interestingly, lately, I find myself totally unable to do "nothing" -- to be unproductive by the description given in the article.The perspective of spending 1 or 2 hours playing videogames or watching entertainment (movies, series) became terribly boring to me. I can only think of that as a loss of time: I wouldn't be a better person at the end of it.Being able to better smash buttons, faster, at the right timing -- watching a story unfold on screen -- these used to be a gr

Stop doing the extra, unnecessary work first then see how you fill your time. You might surprise yourself with what you find out you need/enjoy.