"Of course, leisure can easily become an escape, but the second that happens it’s not leisure anymore. **When we take something relaxing and turn it into a compulsion, it’s not leisure, because we’re no longer choosing it**." ([Location 2552](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2552)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[resting]], [[hobbies]], [[self-control]], **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]