Free Time

by Adorno, Theodor (2001)

Key Passage

Whenever behaviour in spare time is truly autonomous, determined by free people for themselves, boredom rarely figures; it need not figure in activities which cater merely for the desire for pleasure, any more than it does in those free time activities which are reasonable and meaningful in themselves. Even fooling about need not be crass, and can be enjoyed as a blessed release from the throes of self-control. If people were able to make their own decisions about themselves and their lives, if they were not caught up in the realm of the eversame, they would not have to be bored. Boredom is the reflection of objective dullness.  (p.192)

Keywords

Adorno, Leisure, Freedom, Hobbies

Themes

Adorno Citations, Leisure

Links to Reference

• http://xenopraxis.net/readings/adorno_freetime.pdf

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