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'In both the question of time scarcity and time use, there is a sense of loss—insufficient free time and free time that is unfulfilling. And that loss is not there just during exceptional situations like the COVID-19 crisis, but, for many, it is an unexplained and often unrecognized condition of twenty-first-century daily life in America and much of the industrial world.'
— Jun 10, 2026 01:07PM
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'Inevitably, the work-life balance literature tends to devolve into heroic stories of achievers. A common theme is the profile of Chris O'Neil, a male executive, who rises at 5:30 a.m. to meditate before he drops the kids at school and then goes to the club for more exercise before a full day of focused business. ... Work-life books generally ignore the problems of all but the professional elite.
— Jun 17, 2026 12:34PM