It used to be that wealthy people were the leisure class, and having time off was a status symbol. That's switched now: being busy and overworked is ….

For me, writing started as pleasure that became professionalized, so my relationship to it is a bit sullied. I'm working it out..

Now we have a gig economy where many people are holding down several jobs at once. The whole concept of a 40-hour week makes people under 30 laugh..

We know that our bodies suffer from overwork and lack of leisure: anxiety, mental-health issues - we're not designed to work more than about 40 hours….

I know Stephen King is uncompromising on the idea that writers should practise their craft every single day, and it clearly works for him. Personally….

I talked to a lot of people about what makes a good weekend, and discovered a few common threads: human connection, play, interaction with nature, ex….

Many white-collar workers are lucky enough to have creative-class jobs that are satisfying, which is great as long as you're still able to carve out ….

When we don't get that escape from our work selves, I think we feel its absence on a deep, almost primal level. Leisure is uncommodified, unoccupied ….

One study found that volunteering actually makes people feel they have more time, not less. A good weekend usually involves more than just passive le….

Sunday blues often hit because the weekend was only about shopping and chores. If you can clear up some of that domestic detritus on weeknights, you ….

On a societal level, what happens to community when people don't have time to gather or connect, in person, not just over social media? Not having ti….

On the business side, innovative leaders are beginning to wake up to the fact that this non-stop work trend is bad for business: Google Ireland teste….

There's something about the weekend, even for non-religious people, that feels sacred, so a violation of that sanctified time is almost a betrayal, s….

If you're in the mood for a blushing art house romance, you'll fall for it, too..

We know that people who work without breaks get tired, introduce errors, get sick and miss out on life. Make no mistake: those staff room hammocks ar….

We can do a bit of blaming: the proliferation of devices means we're always at work, always on call, always available. Physically leaving the office ….