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#151: Gary Cross - "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal"

#151: Gary Cross - "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal"

Update: 2024-04-09
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What does it mean to have "free time" and is it ever enough? In "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal," Dr. Gary Cross explains how free time is both precious and deceptive. Why are people on vacation already searching the web for their next one? What counts as free time? Does technology help or hurt our experience with time spent away from work? Dr. Cross joins us to answer these questions, and to explain how the concept of "free time" began. We all want free time, but does it help our physical and mental selves in the ways we assume?

Information on Gary Cross' book can be found at https://nyupress.org/9781479813070/free-time/

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#151: Gary Cross - "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal"

#151: Gary Cross - "Free Time: The History of an Elusive Ideal"

Evan Axelbank