How to Keep Time: How to Waste Time
How to Age Up
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Rethinking Time Management and Productivity in Adulthood
"Wasting time" is often seen as unproductive, but it's just a part of life. We're conditioned to believe that leisure time should be used for productive activities like training for a 10K. Hobbies are seen as embarrassing, but side hustles are not. The difference is that side hustles are turned into businesses. Non-productive hobbies, like stamp collecting, are enjoyable but not materially valuable. Philosopher Kieran Satea calls these activities "atelik," meaning they don't derive meaning from their end goal.
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