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I studied people who think leisure is a waste of time – here's what I found

  • Written by Selin Malkoc, Associate Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
I studied people who think leisure is a waste of time – here's what I foundSome cultures champion rest more than others.Bettmann via Getty Images

When I first took my now-husband to Turkey, I tried to prepare myself for anything that could go wrong – delayed flights, language difficulties, digestion issues.

But I wasn’t ready when, as we walked into a beautiful beach club on the Aegean coast, he grumbled,...

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