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What happens when we finally get the free time we longed for—only to find it strangely unsettling? In this episode of Flourish As You Age, host Michael C. Patterson explores leisure as a vital (and often overlooked) condition of human flourishing. 

Drawing from his book Welcoming Wisdom, he traces how cultural expectations around work have shaped our identity, how the pandemic opened space for reimagining daily life, and how emerging technologies may lead to a future with much more free time. 

The question is: will we be ready to use that time well? Learn how leisure, when approached with intention and creativity, can become one of the most meaningful contributions of our later years.

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