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A Happier Year is on Kickstarter NOW! Click here to see! Don’t miss out on A Happier Year, an illustrated calendar with 366 science-backed actions that promotes happiness. Fund the campaign with as little as CAD $1 (that's ≈ US$0.75/€0.64/£0.58) to help the Kickstarter algorithm discover us and you get a printable digital copy of A Happier Week. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trina/a-happier-year?ref=5b9z6i Want a chance to win a free copy of A Happier Year? Share the campaign, take a screenshot, and send it to: contest@ahappieryear.com Today we are learning about active leisure! Why do we feel so “blah” after watching Netflix and what can we do instead? What psychological needs are we missing out on? [00:30] Something exciting! [02:30] Active leisure vs passive leisure [04:35] The benefits of active leisure [06:25] How does active leisure benefit us (vs passive leisure) [11:10] An example of active leisure: Rock climbing [13:05] Finding active leisure that suits you [14:06] What are you actually tired of? [15:54] A Happier Year is on Kickstarter! bit.ly/ahappieryear References: Hu, X., Barber, L. K., & Santuzzi, A. M. (2020). Does active leisure improve worker well-being? an experimental daily diary approach. Journal of Happiness Studies, doi:10.1007/s10902-020-00305-w Kuykendall, L., Lei, X., Zhu, Z., & Hu, X. (2020). Leisure choices and employee Well‐Being: Comparing need fulfillment and Well‐Being during TV and other leisure activities. Applied Psychology : Health and Well-being, 12(2), 532-558. doi:10.1111/aphw.12196