Blog #66 – Leisure and well-being – Part 2 By Dr. Mark Barry In our last post, we focused on leisure time and how it may be more important in terms of individual well-being than sometimes assumed in the general population. While some stereotypes associate leisure with self-indulgent pursuits, we highlighted research evidence…
DetailsBlog #65 – Leisure and well-being By Dr. Mark Barry When we think of leisure time, certain images tend to come to mind. It is not unusual to imagine leisure as an exercise in self-indulgence, whether sprawled on a couch watching yet another box-set on television or perhaps on holiday, stationed at poolside with…
DetailsBlog #64 – Can we learn to be more optimistic? By Dr. Mark Barry One of the simplest ways to define optimism is to think of it in terms of the extent to which individuals have favourable expectations for the future. The more optimistic will imagine positive events awaiting them, while pessimists will…
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