Serious Leisure

By: Dr Petia Petrova Kat Branch Prof Sam Elkington
  • Summary

  • If you‘ve ever thought you need to find a hobby but not sure how to make time, or if you‘ve not had a chance to unpack why your leisure is so important, this is for you.
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Episodes
  • Finding a New Leisure Pursuit and Optimal Leisure Lifestyles with Prof Robert Stebbins
    Jan 31 2023

    The third and final part of An Audience with the Founder of Serious Leisure.

    What are the factors that affect our leisure choices? How can we discover new activities for ourselves? In this episode the founder of the Serious Leisure Perspective Professor Robert Stebbins talks through the impact of geography, culture, finance and personal affinity on how we engage with leisure and how we can make it easier to try new things and expand our leisure worlds.

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    Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.

    Produced at UWE Bristol.

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    34 mins
  • Serious Leisure Podcast trailer
    Jan 25 2023

    A 60 second taster of the Serious Leisure podcast to give you a flavour of what we discuss with our fascinating guests.

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    Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.

    Produced at UWE Bristol.

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    1 min
  • Why We Keep Going When the Fun Stops with Prof R Stebbins
    Jan 24 2023

    This is the second part of An Audience with the Founder of Serious Leisure.

    Ever hit a wall with your favourite leisure activity? We can be surprisingly resilient and persistent with our favourite leisure activities. In this episode the founder of the Serious Leisure Perspective Professor Robert Stebbins talks us through the blurry lines between work and leisure, barriers to our leisure and the challenging periods where we might give up. We examine why we keep going and how can we use that resilience to help us balance work and leisure time in our everyday lives.

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    Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.

    Produced at UWE Bristol.

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    38 mins

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