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the original luxury good, now disguised as guilt you forgot to schedule
means Free time when you're not obliged to work, free to rest, play, or do as you please.
from From Old French 'leisir,' meaning permission or freedom to do something, which traces back to the Latin verb 'licere' — 'to be allowed, to be permitted.' So leisure is, at root, not about idleness but about license: the time you have permission to do as you like. 'Licere' is also the ancestor of 'license' and 'licit,' making leisure a quiet cousin of the very words that grant and govern permission.
- ancient ideal
- Greek 'scholE' meant leisure, root of the word school
- status flex
- Veblen called idleness the elite's loudest brag
- two pronunciations
- Brits say 'lezher,' Americans say 'leezher'
- productivity trap
- more devices promised free time, delivered round-the-clock email
- the paradox
- people often feel happier working than relaxing
venetian carnival — annual festival in venice, italy dating back to the 12th century, attracting over 3 million visitors
wimbledon fortnight — tennis tournament in london held since 1877, longest-running sporting event with 2 weeks of matches
grand tour — 18th-19th century practice where european aristocrats traveled italy, greece, and france for months of cultural leisure