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Positive change and quality of time in daily life
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the relationship between “quality” and “time” and how individuals define “time well spent” and use it to bring about optimal experiences in their personal and professional lives. In describing our findings, we report on both qualitative and quantitative data collected over five years, from individuals in seven different countries. At the end of the chapter, we discuss how we are using our findings to create applications of our work, as well as some general lessons about how we as individuals might incorporate these findings into our own lives.
... This feeling of time poverty is seen to impact daily decisions around health domains like diet and physical activity (Venn & Strazdins, 2017). Further, Fischman and Barendsen's (2014) research shows that valuing time as something that can be well-spent or wasted impacts individuals' perceptions of the quality of their time spent on different activities. ...
... If the time journal design can help participants to identify where, how, and why they would like to make changes to habitual time use, a coaching context may support them to put that desired change into action. In their research on quality and time, Fischman and Barendsen (2014) found that while their survey respondents commonly cited their use of technology as a waste of time, they also indicated they had no intentions to change their behavior to stop future wastes of time through technology use. Contrarily, with the time journal, participants in the current study expressed awareness of how these technology habits impacted their moods (Jamie3), their sleep quality (Andrea3), and the general pace at which they started their day (Andrea3, Becca3), and further expressed and demonstrated motivation to make changes to their time habits as a result. ...
Background: Though conceptualized in different ways, time, namely how it is used and experienced, has implications for health and wellbeing. Thus, time-related interventions may offer new ways to support human flourishing. This qualitative study introduces and evaluates a reflective time journaling technique in relation to leisure time and wellbeing.
Methods: Eight participants took part in the intervention study. First, they explored their experiences of leisure time and the role of technology in this time through a semi-structured interview. Participants then engaged with a week-long time journaling exercise to track their leisure time and any reflections that arose through the process. Finally, in a follow up interview, participants reflected on their experiences keeping the time journal and any insights and behavior changes that were prompted by the experience.
Results: Inductive reflexive thematic analysis was used to construct four themes: 1) multi-faceted factors of leisure experiences, 2) technology and quality of leisure, 3) awareness of time through tracking, and 4) meaningful leisure time.
Discussion/Conclusion: The results are discussed with focus given to the time journal design. Implications for future research and application within the fields of coaching and positive psychology are explored with specific implications for supporting people through disruptive times, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
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