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Reading - Leisure time: Is it all it's cracked up to be?

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stressed prospect prized forward

We all view our free time as sacred . To be and something we look to the moment our work - week begins . Ironically , however , there are those of us that , according to some experts , actually get more as a result of our free time . Strangely enough , it seems to be the of having some leisure time that affects us in this way .

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let disappointment expectations

If you ? re anything like me , you ? ll spend Monday morning dreaming about Friday evening , or the weeks leading up to a holiday fantasising about everything you ? ll do . But this anticipation could be setting you up for . After all , if you spend hours preparing for a trip or planning your every movement at the weekend , when the time comes to actually enjoy your free time , it might not measure up to your . Think of it in this way : have you ever been excited about the presents you ? ll get for your birthday , or Christmas , only to find yourself mildly down ?

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look flies drag shorter

Another side effect of such excitement can also be the sensation that your free time by , while the hours sat at work on . Contrary to the popular belief that ? time flies when you ? re having fun ? , some experts are now saying that it is rather the perception of future enjoyment as being of a shorter duration than it actually is . That is , the more you forward to something the you imagine it as being . So by being excited about the upcoming weekend , you ? re actually inadvertently shortening those two days in your mind .

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break gloom anticipating daydreaming

Of course it ? s not all doom and . While there may be some truth to the argument that eagerly your upcoming weekend or holiday could bring about some disappointment , who among us hasn ? t thoroughly enjoyed the excitement gained from planning what you ? re going to do and how you ? re going to have a great time ? It is , after all , a way of teleporting yourself away from the monotony and boredom that ( unfortunately ) often accompanies work . We all need a from colleagues , bosses , our routine and this can be found in about your future plans .

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sooner bonding Gone

Whether we can agree on how to best anticipate our leisure time , I think we can all agree that it ? s the quality of that time that matters , not the quantity . I ? m a traditionalist ( a nicer way of saying ? old ? ) and I can ? t help but miss what we ? ve lost . are the days when a family might enjoy a relaxing walk on Saturday or morning , or a few hours around a board game . In their place are social media , reality TV shows and online video games . And I ? ll tell you now , given the choice , I ? d choose to work overtime than watch Big Brother 15 or spend hours scrolling through Instabook .