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The Day Off That Feels Like One: Chores, Screens, Plans and Protecting Time That Is Supposed to Be Yours
Paperback
ISBN13: 9789918635313
Publisher: Publishdrive
Published: Oct 8 2026
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Why can a day away from work still leave you feeling as though you never really had one?
The Day Off That Feels Like One explores the hidden pressures that consume supposedly free time: chores that expand to fill the morning, errands that fragment the afternoon, screens that quietly absorb hours, social plans that become obligations, and the creeping feeling that even leisure ought to be productive. Avery Caldren looks at why control over time matters, why rest can trigger guilt, how work follows us home through our phones, and why an empty space in the calendar can sometimes be more valuable than another carefully planned activity.
Drawing on research into leisure, recovery, autonomy, domestic labour, digital behaviour and wellbeing, the book takes a realistic approach to adult free time. It recognises that homes still need cleaning, children and relatives still need care, shifts do not always end on Friday, and screens can provide genuine pleasure rather than simply steal attention. Instead of prescribing the perfect weekend, it offers a more flexible idea: contain what must be done, protect some room for choice, and stop asking every free hour to justify itself.
For anyone who has reached the end of a weekend wondering where it went, this is a thoughtful guide to making time away from work feel less like another shift-and more like part of the life work is supposed to support.
This book is intended for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical, psychological or occupational advice. Individual circumstances and wellbeing needs vary. Any trademarks or product names mentioned are the property of their respective owners; their use is for identification or illustrative purposes only and does not imply endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation.
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