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CHAPTER 6 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1) What are ultimate goals? 2) What s life patterning? 3) What is the ABC rating system? 4) What is transition time? 5) What is the swiss-cheese approach? 6) What is procrastination? 7) When you procrastinate, what specific activities do you commonly choose to do?

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],-Provide overall guiding philosophy for leisure. -Should facilitate the viewing of leisure & life in a broad perspective & help determine the ultimate purpose(s) of leisure. -Should be general. EXAMPLE: “To travel as much as possible.” -What are examples of your ultimate leisure goals?

LEISURE GOALS ULTIMATE GOAL: GUIDING PHILOSOPHY FOR LEISURE LONG-TERM GOALS: CONTRIBUTE TO MEETING ULTIMATE GOAL. SHORT-Term Goals: CONTRIBUTE TO MEETING LONG-TERM GOALS

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PRIORITIZING GOALS WHAT IS THE A,B,C RATING SYSTEM? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],-Time between activities. Generally short periods of time. -What activities are common transition time activities for you? -Most leisure time occurs in short blocks of time. -How can you make the most of your transition time and turn it into productive leisure time? ,[object Object],-Accomplishing a big/important goal by accomplishing small tasks in short blocks of time related to achieving that goal (poking holes in it). -What is an example of an overwhelmingly large/important goal you have, and how can you apply the swiss cheese approach to accomplishing it?

[object Object],-Putting off accomplishing tasks/goals and instead finding escape routes to do instead. -What do you procrastinate doing? Why? -What are some of your common escape routes? ,[object Object],-80% of your leisure benefits & satisfactions are derived from 20% of your leisure activities. -Is this true? Does a majority of you leisure benefits come from a small minority of your leisure activities? -What activities?

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What problems are related to too much recreational computer use? 1) Sedentary Activity 2) Not A Social Activity 3) Causes Communication Problems Do you spend to much leisure time on the computer? Why and how can you cut back?

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4) Thinking Negative Thoughts -Who knows a Debbie Downer? -Someone who spends a lot of time regretting failures, feeling guilty about incomplete tasks, thinking pessimistically. -It’s a waste of time dwelling on the past and regretting trivial or important things. -How can you control regretting failures or feeling guilty about what was done? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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