Student 1:

When one finally gets a spare bit of time in their day, the way someone spends that
time is crucial to both their present and future enjoyment of life. Life can get bogged down
with an overabundance of mandatory activties and the hopes or dreams of enjoying time
away from daily stresses can get overshadowed by one’s need to simply unwind instead of
do something more memorable. Thus, humanity’s attitude towards leisure time needs to
change as to get more valuable experiences out of life to maintain a general excitement
that will get them through each day. Depending on the length of leisure time and the
individual who has said time, scheduling or mapping out free time in advance may be
necessary. However, while specifically planning out leisure time can maximize one’s
opportunity of getting free time with pre-planned fun events, ultimately, the spontaneity of
having extra time to spare and spend doing whatever one wants, coupled with the dread
and burden-esque quality of scheduling, outweighs the benefits of planning leisure time.

To begin, scheduling out one’s leisure time in advance to having it can have great
benefits for the individual who does so, ranging from a more renewed sense of well-being
or refreshment to having more of a general direction in daily life. Keeping to plans is
easier when one writes it down, and, in the busy lives of people across the world, the
sanctity of free time can be substituted for an easy way to rest that doesn’t truly give one
fulfillment. As Source 1 explains, “planning in advance helps us be more mindful of the
activities we decide to engage in” which gives more purpose to the leisure time one has
and lets people value or look forward to that time more when they see it coming up on
their schedule. Pre-planning free time allows people to fall out of the habits of simply
wasting away hours on their phone (Source 1) and gets more individuals to go outside to
explore their neighborhood in ways they didn’t have the energy or commitment to before.
Additionally, the strictness of scheduling can be replaced with more vague assertions of
what one should do on a day off which still allows for the benefits of maximizing and
commiting to enjoying oneself while still being guiding enough to give the schedule’s
creator a general idea of what their day has in store. Source 1 states, “planning in advance
is a great idea... but you’ve got to remember to be flexible”. When an element of rigidity or
work is added to the planning of one’s life it decreases the possibility for relaxation and
replaces it with anxiety about hitting every goal. Thus, it is beneficial to schedule out
leisure activities but an area of uncertainty should be added to the mix within that schedule
to allow for fun.

However, the act of scheduling out free time can lead to more stresses than maxmized activity
benefits for its recipients, even if said schedule isn’t too strict with its timings. According to Source
3, the act of pre-planning spare time comes down to the true meaning of leisure which dates back to
the times of Ancient Greek philosophers. According to an amalgamation of the ancient and modern
understanding of free time, leisure can be defined as an enjoyment of life as it happens, not looking
back on it or looking forward towards it, and surrounded by those one will have the most enjoyment
with (Source 3). In spite of sounding too spiritual or unrealistic, schedules do not always help with
rejuvinating one’s spark for life and can instead lead to individuals going out together but not
interacting fully because of the constraints of having planned too much ahead of time without
realistic oversight. Source 2 details a scenario where a group makes loose plans to spend time
together, a plan with some flexibility added in, but those plans ultimately fell through which Selin A
Malkoc, author of a paper on time management and associate professor at Ohio State University,
explains could be due to “one of the parties... forcing themselves to make is happen- and thus would
enjoy it less”. Further, the dread of planning out one’s life, due to a common ‘chore-assciation’
between schedules and activites, prevents individuals from doing what they please and instead makes
them more likely to revert back to bad habits of spending all their spare time in front of their TV or
phone (Source 3), effectively wasting time and feeling guilty aboout not checking off every box from
their schedule.

Furthermore, a key aspect of getting the most out of leisure time while one has it is
spontaneity, or an aspect of the unknown in what one wants to do which builds
anticipation and creates more memories. In a study by Malkoc and Tonietto, co-authors of
an analysis paper about the link between scheduling and enjoyment, they provide a
scenario where 163 college students were either told they had a scheduled or sponaneous
frozen yogurt outing with a friend and asked what they felt about it (Source 2). According
to their findings, given in Source 2, the paper found “those who scheduled getting frozen
yogurt construed it more like work” which rids the event from the possible enjoyment of
not knowing something pleasurable would happen in one’s day, regardless of whether the
activity of event itself was plesant. A solution to the burden of rigid scheduling at a
specific time but not wanting to live completely lost day-to-day comes from another study
by Malkoc and Tonietto where 148 college students participated in taking a break during
finals week to get free cookies and coffee, half of which had an allotted time and the other
half with two-hour time frame to come in whenver (Source 2). The results from said study
come out to more enjoyment being had in the vague two-hour time frame where one can
decide for themself when they want to stop by (Source 2), thus allowing for more freedom
and autonomy over one’s decision-making. Malkoc has termed this solution “rough
scheduling” where an event can be listed for the day but a specific time in which it should
be carried out is omitted (Source 2). Therefore, direction is obtained without scheduling
leisure time and enough spontaneity and choice is maintained to keep the fun aspects of
life prevalent and thriving.

Ultimately, getting spare time within the hectic daily life of people in the modern era
can be seen as a gift only if it is treated properly and with realism.
Instead of relishing about what one could do with extra time on their hands and creating daunting
schedules that group in fun with the chores and responsibilities of life, a spontaneous approach to
free time should be more implemented. Although schedules can provide needed direction in one’s
day, the pressure of sticking to them and the consequential less enjoyment of activities outdoes the
benefit of having one. Thus, spontaneity creates more freedom in the choice of getting to pick what
one wants to do on any given day according to their present mood. In all, predetermined events
reduce the memorability and exhileration of getting spare time and sticking to not scheduling this
time allows for individuals to participate in to the true meaning of leisure- enjoying life in the present
with freedom, autonomy, and those one values.
 Student 2:
In today’s society where everyone is always so busy, people don’t really get much free time.
Leisure time is important for everybody, because it gives the brain time to recuperate and prepare for
whatever challenges it will tackle later on in the week. It is the common opinion that free time is a
necessity, but it is still under debate whether free time should be planned in advance, or left completely
unscheduled. Scheduling time for yourself is a much better solution then just waiting for something to
come up. When leisure time is scheduled, people become more involved in activities, pass time quicker,
due to the anticipation, and are more likely to actually follow through in participating. Life doesn’t wait
for people, so people shouldn’t wait for it.
To begin with, scheduled free time makes people become more involved in activities. When
people get in to the habit of planning things, they are more likely to plan more and more fun things to do.
Leaving free time up to chance isn’t worth the risk of wasting the only time available to spend time away
from work and stress. There is more of a sense of purpose when you choose to plan activities to
experience the world. According to Don’t Leave Your Free Time Up to Chance, “In today’s world, many
people say that in order to have meaningful leisure time, you can’t just hope for it - you need to plan it”
(Hanzwick 1). Planning makes sure people aren’t left dumbfounded, just waiting for something
interesting to happen. Also, when planning something, it is easier to get others involved in the fun. Setting
up a date and time for something lets people know exactly when they get to leave the stress behind and
spend time with some people they hold dearly to themselves. It is completely normal to want time to do
nothing as well, but doing absolutely nothing everytime time you get free time can start to form a habit.
Also coming from Hanzwick’s article, Don’t Leave Your Free Time Up to Chance, “Advance preparation
can prevent you from falling in the trap of habit” (Hanzwick 5). It not only breaks that habit, but it holds
you responsible for doing the things you want to accomplish in your personal time. It is very important to
have something holding you accountable, or else things would never get done!

Furthermore, planning things gives you anticipation, which helps pass the time that poses as a
source of stress and hardship. Everyone is excited for something at some point in their lives, so
why not make it a more reoccuring thing? Taking time to enjoy life gives us many benefits to our
mental health that goes unnoticed. As said in the first article, “Adding fun events to your
calendar can fill you with a sense of anticipation that helps you to move through the less exciting
work or responsibilities more quickly” (Hanzwick 6). Planning may not be a fun activity for
some people, but the thought of having fun activities to partake in later on is what really gets
someone through their day quicker. Leaving room for spontaneity isn’t always a bad idea, but
not planning to do anything doesn’t give you the excitement needed to push you past the tasks
involved in maintaining all your responsibilities. Planning is especially great for a busy person
because theystruggle to maintain the flexibility in their life to take time away from working. Life
is to short to spend all of it working, so taking action and enjoying life is important.

Moreover, people are more likely to following through with participating in an

activity when it is set in stone; on a calendar. Writing things down keeps you down to
Earth, realising what is capable in the amount of free time available to you, yet it keeps
you accountable to complete the goals and wishes that you had for that specific set of
time. The struggles of everyday life can become overwhelming, so it is not possible to
stress the importance of an escape from such things enough. As people, it would not be
 right to let time shrink to just “work and caregiving” (Bielski 29). Taking time to do
something for yourself can be seen as one of the most important things in life. Anyone
that never gets time to themselves will just eventually drive themselves insane from the
hard work and stress that they consistently deal with. People that have hard jobs must
already have a high level of resiliency, so without breaks is utterly horrific. Planning
things will give the extra little push needed to get someone o go and enjoy life. A
purpose for life is what we all must eventually search for, and surely working all the
time could not be the answer. “True leisure” is the time we set aside for ourselves to do
the activities of our dreams (Bielski), which is what gives our lives meaning.

On the other hand, some may argue that we enjoy activities less when they are planned, rather
than it being spontaneous. If this were true, how would activities even be possible. Everyone
needs to be on the same page if they plan on meeting up for their free time. Most of the time,
activities have set times and dates, so even attending those require some planning. Waiting for
something to happen is just wasting valuable time that could have been spent doing something
much better, like a planned activity. Setting goals for things to do later on make them seem so
much more reasonable (Hanzwick). Also, people who keep themselves organized by scheduling
things can organize things together. They know when they are free, just by having a look at their
calendar. Based on their observations, they can free up time to enjoy life, rather than picking and
choosing events as they comes along. Planning something just gives it the little bit extra needed
to make it actually happen.
In essence, leisure time is much better scheduled rather than unscheduled. Planning out free
time provides many more benefits to a person than leaving options open does. Preparing in
advance makes people more involved, more likely to follow through, and more excited for what
they know is upcoming. Free time is important for physical and mental health, so making the
most out of the escapes from stress is very important. Scheduling makes greater things possible,
not waiting for life to pass on by. If you let life slip and you turn into a person that just works
and attends to responsibilities non-stop, then life has no meaning. So taking everything into
account, planning is a much better idea for living life to the fullest!
 Student 3:
When it comes to people’s leisure time and the effects that different kinds of scheduling can
have on it, there are many disagreements on whether leisure time is better scheduled or unscheduled. I
believe that leisure time should be scheduled because it helps us become more mindful of the activities
we decide to do, keeps us from forming bad habits, and can create a sense of motivation.

To begin, scheduling your leisure time can help you be more mindful of the activities you
decide to do. If you plan to have leisure time ahead of time, you will be more likely to plan
something that is more thoughtful and meaningful to you than if it were to happen at the spur of the
moment. This is because, when you have more time and are relaxed and not forced to do anything,
you will come up with better and more beneficial things to do, simply because you have a lot of time
and are not stressed, and can actually think about the activities you plan to do. Planning ahead allows
us to “trade low-quality leisure time like texting” into something that is more beneficial and
meaningful, like “sketching outside in a park” (source 1). By doing this, it also “allows for us to
maximize the enjoyment and positive health benefits of giving ourselves time to relax” (source 1).
The overall conclusion to the fact that scheduling your leisure time can help you be more mindful of
the activities you want to do is this: It allows for more beneficial activities to be planned for the
person, since there is actually time for them to logistically plan everything out, and this allows us to
maximize the enjoyment of the activity, along with the positive health benefits that come from it as
well. Furthermore, leisure time is better scheduled because it keeps us from forming bad habits. It has
been shown that planning ahead of time allows for the activities that you do to be more beneficial
and mindful towards you, and this connects to the creation of good habits because what you are
doing is great and productive, which will help you become a more well-rounded individual. It also
influences what you do in your everyday life. For example, if all you do for your leisure time is sit on
your phone and switch through different apps, you are not intriguing your brain or doing anything
that is beneficial or mindful to you. This will translate into your normal, every day life and might
make you lazy, less motivated, etc. Advanced preparation actually helps you maintain what is
important in your life, such as being “accounatble for your goals, wishes, and dreams you may have
for your leisure time” (source 1). This is very true, because if you prepare ahead and know what is
happening, you are more likely to be aware of things such as these listed above.
To continue, scheduled leisure time can create a sense of motivation. As stated in source
1,”Adding fun events to your calendar can fill you with a sense of anticipation...” If you are having a
bad week, for example, and you look on your calendar and see that something fun you planned is
there, only a couple days away, you will most likely be motivated to stay strog and finish out the
week. This motivation can also lead to you creating good habits, like mentioned before. The
motivation that you get from scheduling leisure time is exactly what is supposed to happen. If you
schedule it, you will end up looking forward to it. If you don’t schedule it, on the other hand, it will
be less enjoyable, because it may be eating up time that was originally planned for work or
something else important similar to that, which might lead to more stress on yourself, now that you
have to deal with all of the work that you missed. It is also more rewarding when you wait to get
your scheduled leisure time after all of the hard work that you put in. It makes you feel
accomplished.
 On the contrary, some people believe that leisure time is better when it is unscheduled. They claim
that “your social calendar might be sucking the joy out of activities that are supposed to be fun or
relaxing” (source 2). Their explanation to this is that, now that your activities for your leisure time are on
the calendar with other things, they become part of your “to-do list”. I believe this to not be the case,
and that the activities, even if they are on the same calendar as, lets say a work related event, that the
fun and effects of the activity do not change, and that it is still very different compared to everything
else on the calendar. Actually, your activities are more likely to be “high quality” and more beneficial if
they are planned (source 1). They also claim that spontaneous leisure time is better than scheduled,
saying that “when scheduled, leisure tasks feel less free-flowing and more forced-which is what robs
them of their utility” (source 2).They believe that the utility depletes the second you put a leisure
activity on a schedule, and that is simply just not the case. Putting something on a calendar or schedule
alone does not take away the utility. It is the mindset of the person that does. In fact, planning and
envisioning what you might do (source 1) could even improve the experience because you will have a
clear idea of what exactly you will enjoy doing most when the times comes. I also feel that just having
random, spontaneous leisure activities whenever you want is very irresponsible, and not something that
a person should try to do, as it takes away the organization in your life. I still heavily believe that
scheduling your leisure time is better than not, because they allow for you to be more organized.

In conclusion, I believe that having a schedule for your leisure time is better than not because it
helps us be more aware of what needs to be accomplished in our lives, keeps us from forming bad
habits, and create a sense of motivation.
 Student 4:
After a nice long day of school or work it’s epected for someone to feel tired and want to take a bit of
a break. They decide to watch one ore two episodes of their favorite show. One turns to two and two
turns into the entire season and the person realises that they’ve spend the entire night watching netflix.
Sound fimliar? It happens all of the time, people spending all of their leisue time watching TV or on their
phones. It’s the same song with a different beat, so the question stands of weather or not people should
plan their leisure time. The answer is yes, people should plan their leisure time because it helps the
become organized and it can offer you happiness in your life.

In this day and age most people have technology all over their homes. Smart TVs, smart phones and
even smart doorbells! However, this always isn’t a good thing. People can get caught up into their
distractions and end up getting nothing done. This is espcially dangerous for students who could end up
not doing their work. Advanced planning can help with that. According to the text “A sense of
anticipation can help you to move through less exiing work or responcibilities more quickly.” This means
that if you plan out your leisure time you can do your work while having something to look forward to.
This can prompt you to work harder knowing you’ll get a reward. Now it is possible to get a good
amount of work done while also enjoying your free time.

Many people will assume that planning out your free time can make you exreamly unmotivated.
According to Selin A Malkoc, he states “When scheduled, leaisure tasks feel less free-flowing and more
forced.” Selin is trying to say hat the reward at the end of the work day will not feel as rewarding if it is
planned. While his opinoin is respectible, he is ultimently wrong. Infact it is way more rewarding to plan
out your leisure time becasue anticipation makes hard work rewarding. Instead of not planning your
leisure time, you should plan it for the thrill of anicipation.

One thing that everyone can agree on is that no one wants to be sad all of the time. People strive for
enjoyment in the little things and happiness troughout their lives. Planning your leisure time can make
you very happy in life. According to the text “Reasearchers say simply writing down plans makes you
much moe likely to actually follow ough with them” This means that you goals will much easier to reach
if you write your leisure time down. Let’s say that you’ve always wanted to go to France. However your
job consumes most of your time and the little free time you have is spent scrolling through Instagram.
One day you decide you really want to go to France so you write it down in your journal or notebook or
whatever. Now that you’ve writting that goal it is your new mission to work twords it. You start to put in
extra hours into your job. One day you realise that you have done enough work and enough money to
take a nice little break. Usually you would spend most of our free time on Instagram but tjis week you
decide to go to France. Because the leisure time was written down it was more likely to become true
and in turn the person gained some happiness from it.

It is widley belived that planning out you leisure time. According to Selin A Malkoc, he states “The
focus on poductivity is so widespread that people even strive to make leisure poducive and brag about
being busy”. What he means is that people try to be productive as possible so they can have some
valadation in their life and end up not having any time to focus on themselfs. While this can be very
dangerous and lead to depession or burn out, there is hope. Studies have shown that leisure time can
give you validation. According to the text, hard work and anticipation can lead to happiness. If a person
thinks that their leisure time wasn’t eaned then it can lead them to belive they haven’t been working
hard on things and turn to over working. However, if a person knows they have been working hard
because they planed out their leisure time, then the reward will be much greater. Planning out you
leisure time can aviod overworking and make a person happier.

There is a very fine scale between leisure and work. If you find yourself overworking it can damage
your mental and physical health. If you find yourself having too much leisure time then you can find
yourself being unproductive. It is important to plan out your leisure time so a peson can become
organized and happier in their life. The scale will become balenced if a person sits down and plans their
work and free time.

Student 5:
In today’s modern society, time for responsibilities almost always outweighs free time. This is because
the people of today tend to live busy lives with little to no time for themselves. However, when people do
have time to themselves, it is usually time to relax and distance themselves from the stress of their
everyday lives. For a lot of people relaxing does not inculde planning. When things are unplanned they
are usually more relaxing and enjoyable. This is why leisure time is better unscheduled.
Relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Leisure time is a great opportunity to relax. Since
leisure time is limited, it is important we reach our maximum level of relaxation in the time given.
However, planning usually just leads to additional stress. This is why leisure time should not include
planning. Mentioned in Source 2, “ When scheduled, leisure tasks feel less free-flowing and more forced-
which is what robs them of their utility.” Feeling forced to complete a task is never fun. When leisure
time is planned, it usually feels like just another of the many daily tasks. This defeats the purpose of
having leisure time to begin with. If handling a responsibility feels the same as having lunch with your
friends, you might as well just use that time to get more responsibilities out of the way.
The idea of having leisure time is to have enjoyable time to yourself. Whether it is taking your dog to
the dog park, watching your favorite show, or having a beach day with your friends; what you do in this
time is completely up to you. Planning for these times takes away the spontaneity and excitement from
these activities. This usually causes the activity to be less enjoyable overall. As mentioned in sourse 1,
“Admittedly, sitting down at a table with a pen and calendar isn’t exciting, especially if you already spend
a lot of time thinking about all the things you have to do in a week.” When people know exactly what is
going to happen and exactly when it is going to happen, it tends to be less fun and enjoyable. It becomes
just part of the daily routine. People see it as more of a chore than something we are supposed to enjoy.
This contributes to the point of avoiding planning when it comes to leisure time.
On the other hand, some might argue that planning organizes leisure time so that people do not have to
stress about what to do. It is true that organization and time management lead to decreased levels of
stress. However, when it comes to leisure time, planning usually takes away from the relaxation and the
decresed levels of stress. This is because when people plan our leisure time they tend to stop seeing it as
free time and start to see it as more of a chore that they have to get done to move on to the next. Passage 2
says, “That’s because we tend to mentally lump all our schedules activities in the same bucket- whether
it’s a dentist apointment or grabbing coffee with a friend. And that makes the pleasurable activities more
of a chore.” Some may also question how we can get anything done or even see our friends without
planning. According to Passage 3, the answer could be “rough scheduling,” meaning meeting for lunch…
but not assigning it a time.” It “reintroduces flexibility to the leisure tasks” (Passage 3), which is essential
to avoiding leisure time becoming a chore. This is why it is best to leave firm planning for responsibilities
rather than free time.
In conclusion, people live busy lives where planning and organizing time is essential. However, when
it comes to leisure time, it is best if planning is not included. This is because planning leisure time usually
makes leisure time feel like a chore or just one of the many daily activities. Unplanned leisure time is
usally more relaxing and more enjoyable. Leisure time is limited and valuable. This is why people must
make sure that the time they do have to themselves is used to its full potential.

Student 6
Leisure time is better scheduled because it pushes people to take part in activities that are beneficial
and it creates a sense of enjoyment. In addition, tasks are more likely to get done.

To begin with, scheduling leisure time motivates people to participate in activities that are beneficial.
In the passage,”Dont Leave Your Free Time Up to Chance” by Denise Hanzwick, the author explains that
many people treat lesiure time as a way to take part in low-quality activities such as texting a friend or
going through apps. “...if you’re like most Americans, you texted friends or toggled between apps on
your phone.” This was not the way to spend such time, but to instead trade them with higher-quality
activities. “While this act may distract your mind from the pull of daily reponsibilities, it does not provide
the renewing and refreshing effects of true free time.” Even though in Source 1 paragraph 5, it states
that “It can be easy to relax with activities that require low activation energy.”, your brain will think that
low activation energy activities is its default way to spend its time.

Secondly, scheduling creates a sense of enjoyment. Source 1 explains that “This allows us to maximize
the enjoymnet...” When scheduling out leisure times, we tend to become excited. The anticipation leads
to this enjoyment. “Adding fun events to your calender can fill you with a sense of anticipation that
helps you to move through the less exciting work or resonsibilities more quickly.” The scheduled time
makes people happy and want to carry through with their leisure.

Lastly, tasks are more likely to get done. In Source 2, “Want to be happier? Stop scheduling your free
time”, by Allison Klein, she explains that “It becomes a part of our to-do list. Meaning whatever is
scheduled, it is going to be completed because it’s top priority. Also she questions ,”So if we’re not
supposed to schedule our free time how are we expected to get anything done? Or see our friends?”.
That is why schedling is important. She also says “..when a leisure activity is planned rather than
spontaneous, we enjoy is less.”, but in Source 3, paragraph 31, it states that, “True leisure requires
freely choosing something. We’re not really making anything of that time...”

In conclusion, leisure time is better scheduled because it’s a motivation for people to take part in
high-quality activities, scheduling creates a sense of enjoyment, and task are more likely to be
completed when it is scheduled. People are better off scheduling thier leisure time since you would
enjoy it more.
 Student 7
Leisure time is something many Americans desire. Our schedules are constantly full, and we need a
break. Although, if you make it part of your schedule, it makes it less enjoyable and more of a chore.
The main reason that your free time shouldn’t be scheduled, is because it takes the fun out of it. It adds
onto the stress because it is now something you have to do. As Klein states, “...when a leisure activity is
planned rather than spontaneous, we enjoy it less.” (Klein 2). Having spontaneous free time makes you
feel less trapped inside a schedule. You enjoy life more when it isn’t planned. As Klein also explains,
“Those who scheduled getting frozen yogurt construed it more like work,” (Klein 11). This shows that
scheduling things that are supposed to be fun make it a chore. If you seem to be doing nothing one day,
it’s more fun to just go to the mall than it is to plan it two weeks in advance. Klein futher proves the point
by saying, “...we tend to mentally lump all our activities in the same bucket-” (Klein 3). Meaning,
something like going to the park becomes just as fun as doing the dishes or going to a meeting.
Another solid reason is that if it’s scheduled, it isn’t really free time. As Bielski states, “It involves
being in the moment, cultivating yourself and connecting with people.” (Bielski 4). If you plan
something, what is supposed to be free time turns into something you’re making yourself do. You aren’t
in the moment freely, you’re trapped in it because you feel like you have to. Another thing that Bielski
explains is, “True leisure requires freely choosing something.” (Bielski 5). When you’re trying to squeeze
free time between everything that you have to do, that isn’t freely choosing something. If you plan it, you
are just creating more stress for yourself.
On the other hand, it may feel like if you don’t plan it, you’ll never have the time. That is inaccurate,
because if you could make time for it in the first place, isn’t that time always there? Just wait for the free
time to come, then do something leisurely. To conclude, it is best not to plan leisure time, so you can have
the full free experience of it

Student 8
Leisure time shouldn’t be scheduled in my opinion . It seems like if you are always scheduling your
free time it taks away the fun and joy out of your day .
You should enjoy your free time while you have it because you never know what tommorow may
bring . I say that to say Source 2 clearly states “Your social calendar might be sucking the joy out of
activitis that are supposed to be fun or relaxing.” According to an upcoming professor who studies time
management . This is basically saying when there is a relaxing moment in your day take advantage of it
instead of trying to prepare for the next 2 days . In conclusion , take advantage of time you have to
yourself because 10 years from then you may be depressed and you may ask yourself why am i like this ,
then your going to be like ohhhh its because i scheduled my whole life and never relaxed or did anything
fun with myself .
Erase your “to-do list” and get spontaneous . In the source “Want to be more happier? Stop scheduling
your free time”, its quotes “we tend to mentally lump all our schedued activities in the same bucket and
that makes the pleasurable activities more of a chore rather than an activity . When we are constantly
doing this over and over and over again it now becomes apart of our to-do list which makes it less
entertaining but more of a job we have to complete . To sum it all up , dont make your activities that are
supposed to be pleasurable such a job . Live a little .
How the greeks would describe “true leisure” time is not neccesarily how all Americans would
describe it . “What do North Americans tend to do with their free time?” says , “if you are distracted and
not paying attention to where you are , youre not fully in the moment . And being fully present is how the
Greeks would have described true leisure.” Some may say this quote is true to them but to most
Americans getting even an hour of free time would be good only because when your board you tend to do
anything such as going outside , going to the mall , or even riding a bike with friends things of that
nature . In conclusion , use your time to get a breath of fresh air and not being on your phone or panning
the next 2 years out . All in all , dont plan just get spontaneous with your planning . If your going to plan
just plan where is somewhere fun you and your family can go on yall next trip .

Student 9
you plan for your future duties on a daily basis. But, some people who agree about
leisure time and who disagree as well. There’s so many reasons to prove this right or
wrong. Most people spend more time attending to responsibilities than relaxing, it can also
keep you accountable to your goals, wishes, and dreams, or it can be less enjoyable.

To start it off with, most people spend more time attending to responsibilities than
relaxing. According to paragraph 1 “Many people say that in order to have meaningful
leisure time, you can’t just hope for it, you need to plan it”. In other words, less demanding
activities can also help your brain recuperate, it can easily become your default way of
spreading your leisure time.

Secondly, leisure timing can keep you accountable to your goals, wishes, and
dreams. According to paragraph 5 “Researches say simple writing the plan down makes
you much more likely to actually follow through”. Therefore, advance preparation can
prevent you from falling in the trap of habit.

Thirdly, I agree that when leisure time is planned rather than spontaneous, we enjoy
it less. According to prargraph 11 “It becomes a part of our to-do list”. Therefore, it notes
that there are many things grabbing at our free time. Scheduling activities back to back for
fear of not accomplishing them all.

In conclusion, a planning for your future duties on a daily basis is referred to leisure time. Leisure
time can spend more time attending to responsibilties than relaxing, also it can keep you accountable
to your goals, or it can be less enjoyable. Many people different opinions.
 Student 10
 Everyone should enjoy there freetime but lots of people can not do that because of there busy
schedule and they have to plan when there free time is going to be when it should be
spontaneous so it can be out the blue and fun so you can enjoy yourself.

Lots of people shedule there activities out of fear becaude they fear that they is
not not going to accomplish them all because of their time of working and being
busy so you doing so much that you dont enjoy the time that you have with
your self. people watch youtube vids go on ig snapchat twitter but thats really
not free time because people do that everyday and every chance they get
beause that is a everyday thing.

You should worry about your health to because that is big part because of you dont movearound your
body will start to shut down and you cant really do what you want to do you will start to get lazy and
very unhealthy thats why it is good move around and get out.

Student 11
For numerous reasons, leisure time is better unscheduled. Many people say that in
order to have meaningful leisure time, you need to plan it. However, research shows that
when a leisure activity is planned rather than spontaneous, we enjoy it less. Health, quality
of life, and not least of all, curiosity are taking a hit.

First, most people spend more time attending to responsibilities than relaxing. From
homework to chores, afterschool activities, school clubs, and sports, the list of things we
need to do seems to never end. We schedule activities back-to-back for fear of not
accomplishing them all. Because of this, people tend to mentally lump all our scheduled
activities in the same bucket –whether it’s a dentist appointment or grabbing coffee with a
friend, which makes the pleasurable activities more of a chore. According to Allison Klein
in Source 2, “The focus on productivity is so widespread that people even strive to make
leisure productive and brag about being busy.” Klein also notes that Malkoc –who has an
expertise in how people perceive and consume their time—links the over-scheduling of
free time to the value that we place on achievement over contentment. “When scheduled,
leisure tasks feel less free-flowing and more forced—which is what robs them of their
utility” (Source 2). This means that we do more and enjoy less. Leisure should provide the
renewing and refreshing effects of true free time.

Second, we should re-evaluate our definition of leisure time. When you last had an
hour of time to yourself, what did you do? When we get free time we’re usually
preoccupied and worried about the next thing we have to do. We’re also tired. We use our
leisure to turn off rather than choose to do something. Zosia Bielski in Source 3:
Overwhelmed: Why we need to take back leisure time says, “True leisure time requires
 freely choosing something. We’re not really making anything of that time…” So, the idea
is to do something for its own sake, without obligation. It involves being in the moment,
cultivating yourself and connecting with people (Source 3). This means that we should be
mindful of the activities we decide to engage in when we come upon a spare moment,
thereby allowing us to trade low-quality leisure time like texting for higher-quality time
like sketching outside in a park. This allows us to maximize the enjoyment of positive
health benefits of time to relax. If they become part of our to-do list, they become less
enjoyable. If you’re distracted by the schedule and not paying attention to where you are,
you’re not fully in the moment.

Some may ask, so if we’re not supposed to schedule our free time, how are we expected to get
anything done? They may argue that planning in advance is a great idea for any busy person.
However, you’ve got to remember to be flexible. For instance, Source 2 by Allison Klein explains
that in a study, 163 students were given a hypothetical calendar of classes and activities. Some of the
students were asked to schedule a frozen yogurt outing with a friend two days in advance, and add it
to their calendar. The rest were told they bumped into a friend and ended up going on a spontaneous
yogurt run. According to the researcher, “those who scheduled getting frozen yogurt construed it
more like work” (Source 2). Klein also explains in Source 2 that in another study, “they recruited 148
college students during finals time who agreed to take a break for coffee and cookies. Half of them
were assigned a specific time for the snack and half were given a two-hour window. The students
who were given a specific time reported less enjoyment in the coffee break than those who were
given a window, according to the study.” This supports the idea of successful rough scheduling. It
suggests that in fact, you should leave room for spontaneity. All this proves that leisure time is better
unscheduled.

In summation, leisure time is better unscheduled. Sitting down at a table with a pen
and calendar isn’t exciting, especially if you already spend a lot of time thinking about all
the things you have to do in a week. Obviously, a plan for leisure time does not have to be
intensely detailed. Things can change. The point