Comments on: Do We Like To Work? https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/ Writer, Author, Speaker Mon, 02 May 2011 17:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: adela gonzalez https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/#comment-19757 Mon, 02 May 2011 17:47:02 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-19757 it is a historical choice to spend more time working than in leisure. the foundation of this nation is basically that, hard work less time for sin. success is not only success, it is a way to show that we are the chosen ones by God or fate. this behavior has a purpose, create wealth without shame, and that is engraved in the nation genes or as we should call it, the ‘American moral principles’

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/#comment-19756 Mon, 02 May 2011 01:45:44 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-19756 In reply to Michelle.

@Michelle – I like the way you think. Especially if I can expense that…

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/#comment-19755 Mon, 02 May 2011 01:44:25 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-19755 In reply to Magssno.

@Magssno- Yes, the social aspect of work is often under-appreciated, and definitely something people miss when they retire. Work can give structure and purpose to our days. Ideally, it is something rewarding too. Then you’ve hit the trifecta…

]]> By: Michelle https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/#comment-19754 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:18:13 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-19754 There’s your next book… What are we doing with our leisure time? And how can we get the most out of it? Clearly, this book will require extensive European travel.

]]> By: Magssno https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/#comment-19753 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:30:58 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-19753 I think most people enjoy work not necessarily for the actual “work” -unless it is something really rewarding like Denise’s teaching, but the social aspect of going to work.

Like you say most of us spent many of our leisure hours sitting in front on a television screen but by going out to work we interact and meet with others.

I know that’s what keeps me sane at times.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/#comment-19752 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:11:55 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-19752 In reply to Denise R.

@Denise – I heartily endorse the idea of walking around with a stack of my books to give away! (Tell them the paperback is out May 31… it’s cheaper and lighter). And I don’t think there is any contradiction between loving our work, and loving family time and leisure too. There are 168 hours in a week, and plenty of time for all three priorities.

]]> By: Denise R https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/04/do-we-like-to-work/#comment-19751 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:04:38 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/blog/?p=1415#comment-19751 I loved teaching before I had my kids. I enjoyed my time off as well, focusing on my family, and barely missed teaching. Now I look forward to going back, after nine years. I had always said I would still teach, if I won the lottery and I spent a lot of time at it, more than was expected.

That said, I love my leisure time as well, and like to fill it with fun and enjoyable activities, so I will be prioritizing differently when I return.
I never preferred TV, but fell into a pattern after a while. It took 168 Hours to get me out of the rut I was in. I am much happier filling the time with things I thought I “didn’t have time” for.
Lately, I have been running into a lot people who have been saying they don’t have time for this or that and I want to give them a speech, but maybe i should be carrying a stack of your books to hand out instead.

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