Week 9 Reading Review #1

Many people would divide life into two categories which would be "work" and "leisure".  More often than not people would rather have leisure than work. Some though do claim to have complete leisure and that is because of a certain way they approach their life. In chapter 7 it talk about the importance of making a distinction between work and play, understanding what play is exactly and integration. I plan to approach my work and school commitments in a way that compliments the three solutions in chapter 7. Making a distinction between what I find work and play to be in my life is key because then I can plan my week accordingly. I will know when to be excited and looking forward to play time and then I also would not be blindsided by work. Although before I do that I need to first understand exactly what "play" is. Play is not defined by the actually experiences but it is defined by how it effects the people making those acts. If I find running up and down a flight of stairs to be fun then that is my play where as someone else may find that to be work. Once I establish what my play and work is then I could sort out the activities I do in my everyday life. Lastly is something that is not as simple as the rest but it can help. It is a tool that I feel is used by those who seem to have more play than the average person. These people use integration and by that I mean they take what they may at first seem to be play but then turn it into something that brings them joy and consequently that turns their once work into play. I plan to establish my work and play then plan out my weeks. After this I will begin my journey to having as much play as possible by looking at the joy things bring me and making that my main focus. Over time I feel this will help me succeed and live a stress free life.