Is Less Work and More Leisure Time Really a Good Idea?
Is Less Work and More Leisure Time Really a Good Idea? 111mW
Thanks to the non-stop development of technology, nowadays, there are plenty of timesaving devices in our homes. Nevertheless, people don’t seem to work less and have more relaxing time. Many say that we’re working too much and that we nowadays have much less leisure time than we did in the past. However, I personally don’t think that it would be better if we work less and have more leisure time.
A lot of people say that timesaving devices don’t really help us save time; in other words, in order to purchase those devices, we have to work even harder and longer. However, I don’t see any problem with that. In my opinion, if you want to enjoy or possess something, you first have to work for it. For example, you want to have a washing machine so that you can gain more leisure time (by using it). Naturally, you have to work harder than you do at the moment to buy the one you want. Of course you can choose to work no more (or even less) than that; however, the more you work, the more money you have, and then the better product you can buy. As a result, it would save your time a lot in comparison with buying a cheaper one and then repair it or even buy another one. After all, we now work harder and longer just to have a convenient and satisfied life.
Some also complain than we nowadays have to work too much and that we don’t even have time to breathe, much less relaxing. According to a study in 2005, an average American adult spent about 33 hours a week working (40 hours with men and 26 hours with women), and about 106 hours a week on ‘leisure’, which includes sleeping, eating, watching TV and most activities you’d think of as forms of relaxing. It’s obvious to see that our leisure time is much more than the working time, and yet people still grumble about lacking time to rest? Some argue that with such amount of time, they can’t relax somewhere other than at their homes. However, unless they work harder, how can they afford a vacation? We just can’t simply ask for enjoyment without working hard for it, can we?
Thanks to the non-
stop
development of technology, nowadays, there are
plenty
of
timesaving
devices in our homes.
Nevertheless
,
people
don’t seem to
work
less
and have more relaxing
time
.
Many
say that we’re
working
too
much
and that we nowadays have
much
less
leisure
time
than we did in the past.
However
, I
personally
don’t
think
that it would be better if we
work
less
and have more
leisure
time.
A lot of
people
say that
timesaving
devices don’t
really
help
us save
time
;
in other words
, in order to
purchase
those devices, we
have to
work
even
harder
and longer.
However
, I don’t
see
any problem with that. In my opinion, if you want to enjoy or possess something, you
first
have to
work
for it.
For example
, you want to have a washing machine
so
that you can gain more
leisure
time
(by using it).
Naturally
, you
have to
work
harder
than you do at the moment to
buy
the one you want. Of
course you
can choose to
work
no more (or even
less)
than that;
however
, the more you
work
, the more money you have, and then the better product you can
buy
.
As a result
, it would save your
time
a lot
in comparison
with buying a cheaper one and then repair it or even
buy
another one.
After all
, we
now
work
harder
and longer
just
to have a convenient and satisfied life.
Some
also
complain than we nowadays
have to
work
too
much
and that we don’t even have
time
to breathe,
much
less
relaxing. According to a study in 2005, an average American adult spent about 33
hours
a week
working
(40
hours
with
men
and 26
hours
with women), and about 106
hours
a week on
‘leisure’
, which includes sleeping, eating, watching TV and most activities you’d
think
of as forms of relaxing. It’s obvious to
see
that our
leisure
time
is
much
more than the
working
time
, and
yet
people
still
grumble about lacking
time
to rest?
Some
argue that with such amount of
time
, they can’t relax somewhere other than at their homes.
However
, unless they
work
harder
, how can they afford a vacation? We
just
can’t
simply
ask for
enjoyment without
working
hard
for it, can we?