{"id":910,"date":"2026-06-27T13:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commercialrelocationpros.com\/?p=910"},"modified":"2026-06-27T13:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:08:17","slug":"the-lost-art-of-leisure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commercialrelocationpros.com\/?p=910","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Art of Leisure"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<p><small><em>This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialrelocationpros.com\/?p=908\">Will This Supreme Court Ever View Anything as Racist?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>For something that sounds so simple, leisure can be surprisingly difficult. Give people an hour with nothing scheduled, and many fill it with thoughts of to-dos: the unanswered email, the errand that\u2019s been put off, the project due next week. Free time is sometimes less a chance to rest than an opportunity to take inventory of our obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialrelocationpros.com\/?p=906\">The Bear Makes Its Last Seconds Count<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe that\u2019s because leisure feels worthwhile only when it accomplishes something\u2014if a walk counts as exercise, a hobby builds a skill, or a vacation leaves us recharged enough to work harder when we return. But several recent <i>Atlantic<\/i> articles argue for a different approach: Time off does not need to earn its keep. Today\u2019s newsletter explores what happens when people stop treating leisure as a means to an end, and allow it to be valuable on its own.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/commercialrelocationpros.com\/?p=904\">Vance vs. Rubio: Iran Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Leisure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why Your Leisure Time Is in Danger<\/p>\n<p><i>By Krzysztof Pelc<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Stop treating your time off as a productivity hack. (<em>From 2021<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the article.<\/p>\n<p>How to Embrace Doing Nothing<\/p>\n<p><i>By Arthur C. Brooks<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Absolute idleness is both harder and more rewarding than it seems. (<em>From 2022<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the article.<\/p>\n<p>The Logic of the \u20189 to 5\u2019 Is Creeping Into the Rest of the Day<\/p>\n<p><i>By Julie Beck<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>How free time gets conscripted into the service of work (<em>From 2025<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the article.<\/p>\n<p><b>Still Curious?<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Workism is making Americans miserable.<\/b>For the college-educated elite, work has morphed into a religious identity\u2014promising transcendence and community, but failing to deliver, Derek Thompson argued in 2019.<\/li>\n<li><b>How much leisure time do the happiest people have?<\/b>Too little, and people tend to get stressed. Too much, and people tend to feel idle, Joe Pinsker explored in 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Other Diversions<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>I trained as a dancer. 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