▶ Your Answer :
Obviously, leisure time plays a significant rola in people’s lives in
many of the places where they work or play. Some people think people’s free
time will not increase in the future, while others do not. Both sides may have
their own reasons to support their views. If I were asked to choose one, I
would say that people will have more leisure time in twenty years. There are
several reasons as follows.
To begin with, free time will be increased because of the deveolpment of
new technology such as computers. As new technology which help people work more
efficiently has improved, people can finish their assignments more fastly and
easily. People do not need to work lately to finish remain works, and it is
likely to provide people more free time after work. According to the study
conducted by Yale University in 2012, researchers found a huge difference two
groups of young employees. One group consisted of those who need to finish
their projects with computers, and the other group was made up of those who
have to finish their projects without them. The reserchers found the fomer was
more likely to finish their assignments 20% faster than the latter. Moreover,
the accuracy of the projects of the first group was higher thatn that of the
second one. This implies that using a new technology is really helpful for
doing their works. Without a new technology, people would not given more free
time.
On top of that, people will get more leisure time because people has
changed their thoughts about what to focuss on to get happiness in life. In the
past, many people thought earning a lot of money was the important component in
the pursuit of happiness in their lives, however, nowadays people begin to take
their eyes to the quality of their lives. That is if the job requires people so
much time, they tend to avoid the job even though they can make a lot of money.
For instance, there was a survey conducted by Seoul National University, with
200 young people as respondents. The purpose of the survey was to understand
their thoughts about conditions considering most if they choose future jobs. A
majority of respondents replied that the most important component is how much work
time they have to engage in. They respond that the time should not exceed 8
hours in a day. To be specific, an overwhelming 85% responded that the job they
can have a lot of free time and long vacation is the best job. This survey
proves that people nowadays considers the amount of their free time they can
have seriously when choosing their jobs.
All
things considered, without any hesitation, I firmly believe people in the
future will have more time to enjoy their leisures for the reasons I have
mentioned above. All in all, the importance of free time cannot be
overestimated in the pursuit of happiness in life. |