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Keyword: leisure


Happiness - Absolute or Relative? (6/4/2004)

If happiness depends on one's relative wealth, one will never be absolutely happy as long as there are others who are even richer.

Keywords: leisure, negative externality, relative happiness, status, wealth

The Harried Leisure Class (9/3/1999)

Consumers in rich countries have become harried in their futile attempt to increase the productivity of their non-work time.

Keywords: consumption, courtship, eating, gadgets, leisure, productivity, recognition, resource allocation, sex