Why you should stop over-scheduling leisure time


Got a to-do list a million miles long this weekend?

Lunch dates, movie times, a book you have to finish?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down.

Non-stop leisure-time activity is not the path to happiness, a new study from Ohio State University and Rutgers University found, especially when we schedule down to the minute.

What we really need to do is learn to bring the “free” back to free time, researchers said.

When our leisure activities are planned rather than spontaneous, they become more…

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