The Art of Serious Leisure
So what is "Serious Leisure?"
To best explain serious leisure think of Fulfilment and Reward and includes:
Think of casual leisure as based on pleasure and enjoyment and as being generally short lived. It includes activities such as
Of course a key element of serious leisure is that it still gives you pleasure!
Serious leisure includes anything from photography, sport, music to collecting or any hobby you can think of. The choices are endless, the approach and context is different.
The outcomes of a seriously leisured life are almost the same as paid work. The big difference is that it is you are free to choose.
To best explain serious leisure think of Fulfilment and Reward and includes:
- Amateurs- found in the arts, science, sport and entertainment, comparable with professionals who are paid
- Hobbyists (lack the professional alter ego
- Serious volunteers – motivated by two basic attitudes, altruism and self interest. Not being coerced, pleasurable
Think of casual leisure as based on pleasure and enjoyment and as being generally short lived. It includes activities such as
- Play – daydreaming, dabbling, fiddling
- Relaxation - idling, napping, strolling, lounging
- Passive entertainment – TV, pleasurable reading, mass market recorded music, Facebook
- Casual volunteering – handing out pamphlets, collecting money – opposite from serious volunteering
- Pleasurable aerobic activity – any physical activity that causes the heart rate to rise
Of course a key element of serious leisure is that it still gives you pleasure!
Serious leisure includes anything from photography, sport, music to collecting or any hobby you can think of. The choices are endless, the approach and context is different.
The outcomes of a seriously leisured life are almost the same as paid work. The big difference is that it is you are free to choose.
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