What is a word for an activity without a concrete goal?
I'm developing a time management application.
The architecture considers, that all the user does/plans can be separated in "areas" / parts of life (like "health", "job", "family", "self-development" etc. -- the concrete list depends on the user).
The second hierarchy level are the "activities". Actually nearly always that's "projects" like "building a website", "getting a certificated developer", "getting a driver's license". But some activities are things, that the user might just want to do without a special goal, e.g. "doing sports" or "reading books".
What is an adequate word for such activities?
Maybe "doings"?
types of activities
-> project: A finite activity with a defined goal and usually restricted by the time and other factors.
-> doing: An activity without any goal; here "the path is the goal". (Btw.: can the word "doing" be used in this context in
singular?) Or maybe occupation?
Just to round the concept up:
The third level are "actions" (or maybe "tickets"? or maybe "tasks"?), e.g. "read the manual" or "lunch with colleagues at 1 p.m.".
The fourth and last level (that's optional) are "tasks" (or maybe "sub-tasks"?) like "call the colleagues to make an appointment" or "by cinema tickets".
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I'm developing a time management application.
The architecture considers, that all the user does/plans can be separated in "areas" / parts of life (like "health", "job", "family", "self-development" etc. -- the concrete list depends on the user).
The second hierarchy level are the "activities". Actually nearly always that's "projects" like "building a website", "getting a certificated developer", "getting a driver's license". But some activities are things, that the user might just want to do without a special goal, e.g. "doing sports" or "reading books".
What is an adequate word for such activities?
Maybe "doings"?
types of activities
-> project: A finite activity with a defined goal and usually restricted by the time and other factors.
-> doing: An activity without any goal; here "the path is the goal". (Btw.: can the word "doing" be used in this context in
singular?) Or maybe occupation?
Just to round the concept up:
The third level are "actions" (or maybe "tickets"? or maybe "tasks"?), e.g. "read the manual" or "lunch with colleagues at 1 p.m.".
The fourth and last level (that's optional) are "tasks" (or maybe "sub-tasks"?) like "call the colleagues to make an appointment" or "by cinema tickets".
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Entertainment? Leisure? Hobbies? Pastimes? (Incidentally, both sports and reading do have goals—no pun intended with the former.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Thanks for the comment! "both sports and reading do have goals" -- It's a to you or in my special context up to the user. Anyway, for me reading has no finite goal. To have read 50 books would be a goal. (Maybe a strange one, but formally well defined.) To take 10 kilo off is also a formally well defined goal. But IMHO just reading or sports usually aren't goal oriented.
– automatix
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Alls the variants you suggested are good. But all these words accent the "fun factor". What I'm looking for is something like an opposite of the workd "project" as "goal oriented activity".
– automatix
2 days ago
1
I read books because I'm interested in how they turn out. The goal of reading a a specific book is to finish it. The goal of reading in general, to me, is to gain enjoyment and satisfaction. The distinction you seem to be drawing is between something objective (practical) and something elusive (emotional or intellectual). Also, while the goal of sports may not be to take off 10 kilos, it may be to make sure that you never gain that weight. (Which is practical, if not having a clear end.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Have you considered the very word you use in the question title - an activity?
– Chappo
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I'm developing a time management application.
The architecture considers, that all the user does/plans can be separated in "areas" / parts of life (like "health", "job", "family", "self-development" etc. -- the concrete list depends on the user).
The second hierarchy level are the "activities". Actually nearly always that's "projects" like "building a website", "getting a certificated developer", "getting a driver's license". But some activities are things, that the user might just want to do without a special goal, e.g. "doing sports" or "reading books".
What is an adequate word for such activities?
Maybe "doings"?
types of activities
-> project: A finite activity with a defined goal and usually restricted by the time and other factors.
-> doing: An activity without any goal; here "the path is the goal". (Btw.: can the word "doing" be used in this context in
singular?) Or maybe occupation?
Just to round the concept up:
The third level are "actions" (or maybe "tickets"? or maybe "tasks"?), e.g. "read the manual" or "lunch with colleagues at 1 p.m.".
The fourth and last level (that's optional) are "tasks" (or maybe "sub-tasks"?) like "call the colleagues to make an appointment" or "by cinema tickets".
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I'm developing a time management application.
The architecture considers, that all the user does/plans can be separated in "areas" / parts of life (like "health", "job", "family", "self-development" etc. -- the concrete list depends on the user).
The second hierarchy level are the "activities". Actually nearly always that's "projects" like "building a website", "getting a certificated developer", "getting a driver's license". But some activities are things, that the user might just want to do without a special goal, e.g. "doing sports" or "reading books".
What is an adequate word for such activities?
Maybe "doings"?
types of activities
-> project: A finite activity with a defined goal and usually restricted by the time and other factors.
-> doing: An activity without any goal; here "the path is the goal". (Btw.: can the word "doing" be used in this context in
singular?) Or maybe occupation?
Just to round the concept up:
The third level are "actions" (or maybe "tickets"? or maybe "tasks"?), e.g. "read the manual" or "lunch with colleagues at 1 p.m.".
The fourth and last level (that's optional) are "tasks" (or maybe "sub-tasks"?) like "call the colleagues to make an appointment" or "by cinema tickets".
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Entertainment? Leisure? Hobbies? Pastimes? (Incidentally, both sports and reading do have goals—no pun intended with the former.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Thanks for the comment! "both sports and reading do have goals" -- It's a to you or in my special context up to the user. Anyway, for me reading has no finite goal. To have read 50 books would be a goal. (Maybe a strange one, but formally well defined.) To take 10 kilo off is also a formally well defined goal. But IMHO just reading or sports usually aren't goal oriented.
– automatix
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Alls the variants you suggested are good. But all these words accent the "fun factor". What I'm looking for is something like an opposite of the workd "project" as "goal oriented activity".
– automatix
2 days ago
1
I read books because I'm interested in how they turn out. The goal of reading a a specific book is to finish it. The goal of reading in general, to me, is to gain enjoyment and satisfaction. The distinction you seem to be drawing is between something objective (practical) and something elusive (emotional or intellectual). Also, while the goal of sports may not be to take off 10 kilos, it may be to make sure that you never gain that weight. (Which is practical, if not having a clear end.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Have you considered the very word you use in the question title - an activity?
– Chappo
yesterday
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Entertainment? Leisure? Hobbies? Pastimes? (Incidentally, both sports and reading do have goals—no pun intended with the former.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Thanks for the comment! "both sports and reading do have goals" -- It's a to you or in my special context up to the user. Anyway, for me reading has no finite goal. To have read 50 books would be a goal. (Maybe a strange one, but formally well defined.) To take 10 kilo off is also a formally well defined goal. But IMHO just reading or sports usually aren't goal oriented.
– automatix
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Alls the variants you suggested are good. But all these words accent the "fun factor". What I'm looking for is something like an opposite of the workd "project" as "goal oriented activity".
– automatix
2 days ago
1
I read books because I'm interested in how they turn out. The goal of reading a a specific book is to finish it. The goal of reading in general, to me, is to gain enjoyment and satisfaction. The distinction you seem to be drawing is between something objective (practical) and something elusive (emotional or intellectual). Also, while the goal of sports may not be to take off 10 kilos, it may be to make sure that you never gain that weight. (Which is practical, if not having a clear end.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Have you considered the very word you use in the question title - an activity?
– Chappo
yesterday
Entertainment? Leisure? Hobbies? Pastimes? (Incidentally, both sports and reading do have goals—no pun intended with the former.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Entertainment? Leisure? Hobbies? Pastimes? (Incidentally, both sports and reading do have goals—no pun intended with the former.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Thanks for the comment! "both sports and reading do have goals" -- It's a to you or in my special context up to the user. Anyway, for me reading has no finite goal. To have read 50 books would be a goal. (Maybe a strange one, but formally well defined.) To take 10 kilo off is also a formally well defined goal. But IMHO just reading or sports usually aren't goal oriented.
– automatix
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Thanks for the comment! "both sports and reading do have goals" -- It's a to you or in my special context up to the user. Anyway, for me reading has no finite goal. To have read 50 books would be a goal. (Maybe a strange one, but formally well defined.) To take 10 kilo off is also a formally well defined goal. But IMHO just reading or sports usually aren't goal oriented.
– automatix
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Alls the variants you suggested are good. But all these words accent the "fun factor". What I'm looking for is something like an opposite of the workd "project" as "goal oriented activity".
– automatix
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Alls the variants you suggested are good. But all these words accent the "fun factor". What I'm looking for is something like an opposite of the workd "project" as "goal oriented activity".
– automatix
2 days ago
1
1
I read books because I'm interested in how they turn out. The goal of reading a a specific book is to finish it. The goal of reading in general, to me, is to gain enjoyment and satisfaction. The distinction you seem to be drawing is between something objective (practical) and something elusive (emotional or intellectual). Also, while the goal of sports may not be to take off 10 kilos, it may be to make sure that you never gain that weight. (Which is practical, if not having a clear end.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
I read books because I'm interested in how they turn out. The goal of reading a a specific book is to finish it. The goal of reading in general, to me, is to gain enjoyment and satisfaction. The distinction you seem to be drawing is between something objective (practical) and something elusive (emotional or intellectual). Also, while the goal of sports may not be to take off 10 kilos, it may be to make sure that you never gain that weight. (Which is practical, if not having a clear end.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Have you considered the very word you use in the question title - an activity?
– Chappo
yesterday
Have you considered the very word you use in the question title - an activity?
– Chappo
yesterday
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Activities like you describe are called hobbies. Here's the definition from M-W:
a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation
// Writing is just a hobby of his.
answered 2 days ago
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Thank you for your answer! Yes, usually such an activity will be a hobby. "Hobby" doesn't actually meet the gist, since the differentiating factor of this dichotomy (project<>wordWeWantToFind) is, whether the activity has a goal.
– automatix
2 days ago
1
Ah, there's the rub. I wish to argue that somewhere deep down, every activity has a goal, else why do it? Your examples- reading and playing sports. Goals- stress relief, fitness, fun, bonding with friends, escapism. My example- woodworking, Goals- stress relief, a product I can admire and be proud of, doing something that isn't writing code. These are perhaps more subtle and intrinsic goals then my concrete and extrinsic goals when at work writing code- keep my bills paid, contribute to society, not get yelled at by the boss. (cont'd)
– cobaltduck
yesterday
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But the goal still exists. You will have a hard time convincing me that anyone has ever done anything for any prolonged period without some small goal underlying it.
– cobaltduck
yesterday
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Pastime
NOUN An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than
work; a hobby.
'his favourite pastimes were shooting and golf'
ODD
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
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Thanks for your answer. Please read my comment to "hobby".
– automatix
2 days ago
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I would suggest using the word fun
1.3 Behaviour or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having any serious or malicious purpose. (Oxford)
So the types of activities can be:
a) Project
b) Fun
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
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Thank you for your answer! But such activities are not always intended "purely for amusement". The difference between them and "projects" is only the aspect of goal ("project" = activity with a goal, "this other activity" = activity without a goal).
– automatix
2 days ago
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My wife uses the term "play", as in, "Are you still playing on your computer?"
I confess I sometimes see a negative implication in the usage.
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This is what would generally be called an unstructured activity.
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Thanks for you answer! Such activities can also be well structured. E.g. if you practice yoga or are engaged is sports, it can be extremely structured. It just doesn't have a concrete goal (in opposition to a "project").
– automatix
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Activities like you describe are called hobbies. Here's the definition from M-W:
a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation
// Writing is just a hobby of his.
answered 2 days ago
cobaltduck
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Thank you for your answer! Yes, usually such an activity will be a hobby. "Hobby" doesn't actually meet the gist, since the differentiating factor of this dichotomy (project<>wordWeWantToFind) is, whether the activity has a goal.
– automatix
2 days ago
1
Ah, there's the rub. I wish to argue that somewhere deep down, every activity has a goal, else why do it? Your examples- reading and playing sports. Goals- stress relief, fitness, fun, bonding with friends, escapism. My example- woodworking, Goals- stress relief, a product I can admire and be proud of, doing something that isn't writing code. These are perhaps more subtle and intrinsic goals then my concrete and extrinsic goals when at work writing code- keep my bills paid, contribute to society, not get yelled at by the boss. (cont'd)
– cobaltduck
yesterday
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But the goal still exists. You will have a hard time convincing me that anyone has ever done anything for any prolonged period without some small goal underlying it.
– cobaltduck
yesterday
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Activities like you describe are called hobbies. Here's the definition from M-W:
a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation
// Writing is just a hobby of his.
answered 2 days ago
cobaltduck
11.6k13473
Thank you for your answer! Yes, usually such an activity will be a hobby. "Hobby" doesn't actually meet the gist, since the differentiating factor of this dichotomy (project<>wordWeWantToFind) is, whether the activity has a goal.
– automatix
2 days ago
1
Ah, there's the rub. I wish to argue that somewhere deep down, every activity has a goal, else why do it? Your examples- reading and playing sports. Goals- stress relief, fitness, fun, bonding with friends, escapism. My example- woodworking, Goals- stress relief, a product I can admire and be proud of, doing something that isn't writing code. These are perhaps more subtle and intrinsic goals then my concrete and extrinsic goals when at work writing code- keep my bills paid, contribute to society, not get yelled at by the boss. (cont'd)
– cobaltduck
yesterday
1
But the goal still exists. You will have a hard time convincing me that anyone has ever done anything for any prolonged period without some small goal underlying it.
– cobaltduck
yesterday
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Activities like you describe are called hobbies. Here's the definition from M-W:
a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation
// Writing is just a hobby of his.
answered 2 days ago
cobaltduck
11.6k13473
Activities like you describe are called hobbies. Here's the definition from M-W:
a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation
// Writing is just a hobby of his.
answered 2 days ago
cobaltduck
11.6k13473
answered 2 days ago
cobaltduck
11.6k13473
answered 2 days ago
cobaltduck
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answered 2 days ago
cobaltduck
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11.6k13473
Thank you for your answer! Yes, usually such an activity will be a hobby. "Hobby" doesn't actually meet the gist, since the differentiating factor of this dichotomy (project<>wordWeWantToFind) is, whether the activity has a goal.
– automatix
2 days ago
1
Ah, there's the rub. I wish to argue that somewhere deep down, every activity has a goal, else why do it? Your examples- reading and playing sports. Goals- stress relief, fitness, fun, bonding with friends, escapism. My example- woodworking, Goals- stress relief, a product I can admire and be proud of, doing something that isn't writing code. These are perhaps more subtle and intrinsic goals then my concrete and extrinsic goals when at work writing code- keep my bills paid, contribute to society, not get yelled at by the boss. (cont'd)
– cobaltduck
yesterday
1
But the goal still exists. You will have a hard time convincing me that anyone has ever done anything for any prolonged period without some small goal underlying it.
– cobaltduck
yesterday
add a comment |
Thank you for your answer! Yes, usually such an activity will be a hobby. "Hobby" doesn't actually meet the gist, since the differentiating factor of this dichotomy (project<>wordWeWantToFind) is, whether the activity has a goal.
– automatix
2 days ago
1
Ah, there's the rub. I wish to argue that somewhere deep down, every activity has a goal, else why do it? Your examples- reading and playing sports. Goals- stress relief, fitness, fun, bonding with friends, escapism. My example- woodworking, Goals- stress relief, a product I can admire and be proud of, doing something that isn't writing code. These are perhaps more subtle and intrinsic goals then my concrete and extrinsic goals when at work writing code- keep my bills paid, contribute to society, not get yelled at by the boss. (cont'd)
– cobaltduck
yesterday
1
But the goal still exists. You will have a hard time convincing me that anyone has ever done anything for any prolonged period without some small goal underlying it.
– cobaltduck
yesterday
Thank you for your answer! Yes, usually such an activity will be a hobby. "Hobby" doesn't actually meet the gist, since the differentiating factor of this dichotomy (
project <> wordWeWantToFind) is, whether the activity has a goal.– automatix
2 days ago
Thank you for your answer! Yes, usually such an activity will be a hobby. "Hobby" doesn't actually meet the gist, since the differentiating factor of this dichotomy (
project <> wordWeWantToFind) is, whether the activity has a goal.– automatix
2 days ago
1
1
Ah, there's the rub. I wish to argue that somewhere deep down, every activity has a goal, else why do it? Your examples- reading and playing sports. Goals- stress relief, fitness, fun, bonding with friends, escapism. My example- woodworking, Goals- stress relief, a product I can admire and be proud of, doing something that isn't writing code. These are perhaps more subtle and intrinsic goals then my concrete and extrinsic goals when at work writing code- keep my bills paid, contribute to society, not get yelled at by the boss. (cont'd)
– cobaltduck
yesterday
Ah, there's the rub. I wish to argue that somewhere deep down, every activity has a goal, else why do it? Your examples- reading and playing sports. Goals- stress relief, fitness, fun, bonding with friends, escapism. My example- woodworking, Goals- stress relief, a product I can admire and be proud of, doing something that isn't writing code. These are perhaps more subtle and intrinsic goals then my concrete and extrinsic goals when at work writing code- keep my bills paid, contribute to society, not get yelled at by the boss. (cont'd)
– cobaltduck
yesterday
1
1
But the goal still exists. You will have a hard time convincing me that anyone has ever done anything for any prolonged period without some small goal underlying it.
– cobaltduck
yesterday
But the goal still exists. You will have a hard time convincing me that anyone has ever done anything for any prolonged period without some small goal underlying it.
– cobaltduck
yesterday
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Pastime
NOUN An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than
work; a hobby.
'his favourite pastimes were shooting and golf'
ODD
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
Thanks for your answer. Please read my comment to "hobby".
– automatix
2 days ago
add a comment |
Pastime
NOUN An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than
work; a hobby.
'his favourite pastimes were shooting and golf'
ODD
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
Thanks for your answer. Please read my comment to "hobby".
– automatix
2 days ago
add a comment |
Pastime
NOUN An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than
work; a hobby.
'his favourite pastimes were shooting and golf'
ODD
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
Pastime
NOUN An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than
work; a hobby.
'his favourite pastimes were shooting and golf'
ODD
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
answered 2 days ago
MikeJRamsey56
2,224313
2,224313
Thanks for your answer. Please read my comment to "hobby".
– automatix
2 days ago
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Thanks for your answer. Please read my comment to "hobby".
– automatix
2 days ago
Thanks for your answer. Please read my comment to "hobby".
– automatix
2 days ago
Thanks for your answer. Please read my comment to "hobby".
– automatix
2 days ago
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I would suggest using the word fun
1.3 Behaviour or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having any serious or malicious purpose. (Oxford)
So the types of activities can be:
a) Project
b) Fun
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
3,33411748
Thank you for your answer! But such activities are not always intended "purely for amusement". The difference between them and "projects" is only the aspect of goal ("project" = activity with a goal, "this other activity" = activity without a goal).
– automatix
2 days ago
add a comment |
I would suggest using the word fun
1.3 Behaviour or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having any serious or malicious purpose. (Oxford)
So the types of activities can be:
a) Project
b) Fun
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
3,33411748
Thank you for your answer! But such activities are not always intended "purely for amusement". The difference between them and "projects" is only the aspect of goal ("project" = activity with a goal, "this other activity" = activity without a goal).
– automatix
2 days ago
add a comment |
I would suggest using the word fun
1.3 Behaviour or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having any serious or malicious purpose. (Oxford)
So the types of activities can be:
a) Project
b) Fun
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
3,33411748
I would suggest using the word fun
1.3 Behaviour or an activity that is intended purely for amusement and should not be interpreted as having any serious or malicious purpose. (Oxford)
So the types of activities can be:
a) Project
b) Fun
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
3,33411748
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
3,33411748
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
3,33411748
answered 2 days ago
Ahmed
3,33411748
3,33411748
Thank you for your answer! But such activities are not always intended "purely for amusement". The difference between them and "projects" is only the aspect of goal ("project" = activity with a goal, "this other activity" = activity without a goal).
– automatix
2 days ago
add a comment |
Thank you for your answer! But such activities are not always intended "purely for amusement". The difference between them and "projects" is only the aspect of goal ("project" = activity with a goal, "this other activity" = activity without a goal).
– automatix
2 days ago
Thank you for your answer! But such activities are not always intended "purely for amusement". The difference between them and "projects" is only the aspect of goal ("project" = activity with a goal, "this other activity" = activity without a goal).
– automatix
2 days ago
Thank you for your answer! But such activities are not always intended "purely for amusement". The difference between them and "projects" is only the aspect of goal ("project" = activity with a goal, "this other activity" = activity without a goal).
– automatix
2 days ago
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My wife uses the term "play", as in, "Are you still playing on your computer?"
I confess I sometimes see a negative implication in the usage.
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My wife uses the term "play", as in, "Are you still playing on your computer?"
I confess I sometimes see a negative implication in the usage.
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My wife uses the term "play", as in, "Are you still playing on your computer?"
I confess I sometimes see a negative implication in the usage.
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This is what would generally be called an unstructured activity.
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Thanks for you answer! Such activities can also be well structured. E.g. if you practice yoga or are engaged is sports, it can be extremely structured. It just doesn't have a concrete goal (in opposition to a "project").
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This is what would generally be called an unstructured activity.
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Thanks for you answer! Such activities can also be well structured. E.g. if you practice yoga or are engaged is sports, it can be extremely structured. It just doesn't have a concrete goal (in opposition to a "project").
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This is what would generally be called an unstructured activity.
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Thanks for you answer! Such activities can also be well structured. E.g. if you practice yoga or are engaged is sports, it can be extremely structured. It just doesn't have a concrete goal (in opposition to a "project").
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Thanks for you answer! Such activities can also be well structured. E.g. if you practice yoga or are engaged is sports, it can be extremely structured. It just doesn't have a concrete goal (in opposition to a "project").
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Thanks for you answer! Such activities can also be well structured. E.g. if you practice yoga or are engaged is sports, it can be extremely structured. It just doesn't have a concrete goal (in opposition to a "project").
– automatix
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Thanks for you answer! Such activities can also be well structured. E.g. if you practice yoga or are engaged is sports, it can be extremely structured. It just doesn't have a concrete goal (in opposition to a "project").
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Entertainment? Leisure? Hobbies? Pastimes? (Incidentally, both sports and reading do have goals—no pun intended with the former.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Thanks for the comment! "both sports and reading do have goals" -- It's a to you or in my special context up to the user. Anyway, for me reading has no finite goal. To have read 50 books would be a goal. (Maybe a strange one, but formally well defined.) To take 10 kilo off is also a formally well defined goal. But IMHO just reading or sports usually aren't goal oriented.
– automatix
2 days ago
@JasonBassford Alls the variants you suggested are good. But all these words accent the "fun factor". What I'm looking for is something like an opposite of the workd "project" as "goal oriented activity".
– automatix
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I read books because I'm interested in how they turn out. The goal of reading a a specific book is to finish it. The goal of reading in general, to me, is to gain enjoyment and satisfaction. The distinction you seem to be drawing is between something objective (practical) and something elusive (emotional or intellectual). Also, while the goal of sports may not be to take off 10 kilos, it may be to make sure that you never gain that weight. (Which is practical, if not having a clear end.)
– Jason Bassford
2 days ago
Have you considered the very word you use in the question title - an activity?
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