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The Lost Art of Leisure
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TL;DR
- Leisure is often perceived as difficult, with people filling free time with thoughts of obligations.
- There's a tendency to view leisure as worthwhile only if it accomplishes something.
- Recent discussions suggest a different approach: valuing leisure for its own sake, not as a means to an end.
- The newsletter explores what happens when people stop treating leisure as a productivity hack.