“Seven Steps to Happiness - Step 6: Organizing Time to Maintain Work and Leisure Balance” Accompanies Lesson: 8
Objectives
Students will:
- Identify organizing time to maintain work and leisure balance as an activity that promotes happiness.
Discussion
This woman is looking at her calendar to see what she has to do today. She is planning ahead so that she can get everything done in an organized way. Happy people have balanced lives with time for work and time for play. Without this type of organization, people can get overloaded, overworked, and stressed out. If you keep track of your activities by writing them down or keeping a calendar as this woman is, you will find more happiness in your life.
Explore the concept of ‘’balance’’ in one’s life; organizing and allotting time for the different dimensions in one’s life (e.g., work, play, exercise, relationships, service, religion, personal growth).
Important: This discussion reflects only part of the instructional content presented in the LifeFacts: Managing Emotions Teaching Guide. Please carefully read the corresponding lesson(s) in the guide prior to instruction. We recommend that teachers develop their own discussion questions to fit the functioning levels of specific student audiences.