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 the reality for many white-collar workers, and there's a kind of perverse currency to that, competitive busy-ness. At the other end of the income scale, there's a swath of lower-wage workers who are underemployed or unemployed, with too much unwanted leisure, and zero status for that. For shift workers, devices mean they're accessible in ways they weren't before, susceptible to that call from the boss to log more hours.
If you're in the mood for a blushing art house romance, you'll fall for it, too. - Katrina Onstad
If you're in the mood for a blushing art house romance, you'll fall for it, too.
- Katrina Onstad
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 … - Katrina Onstad
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 …
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 … - Katrina Onstad
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 …
For me, writing started as pleasure that became professionalized, so my relationship to it is a bit sullied. I'm working it out. - Katrina Onstad
For me, writing started as pleasure that became professionalized, so my relationship to it is a bit sullied. I'm working it out.
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 … - Katrina Onstad
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… - Katrina Onstad
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…
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… - Katrina Onstad
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…
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… - Katrina Onstad
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…
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 … - Katrina Onstad
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 …
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