Good Thought
November 2025

Creating a Culture of Virtuous Leisure in a World of Total Work

Paul Balschko

Assistant Teaching Professor and Founding Director of the Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society

In this article, Paul Balschko, Assistant Teaching Professor and Founding Director of the Sheedy Family Program in Economy, Enterprise, and Society, upends the cultures of achievementism and productivity, both of which conspire to empty both work and education of meaning. He asks and attempts to answer the question: “What Does Leisure Look Like Today?” Read more.