Why now?

My name is Mark. I am 43 years old and for nearly all of the last 23 years I have worked in the typical postmodern fashion. My employers have always valued presence over productivity. I now have what many would consider a decent job as a “C” level administrator in public higher education. I am half way to retirement and comfortable. I have a beautiful wife and three wonderful children.

But...something is missing.

I spend most of my days with people who, while they are all decent folks, are not the people I want to spend my days with. I live in a place where my family has lived for generations, but I feel no ties to the place.

I would rather work smarter and less and enjoy more leisure with the people I love.

In nine days my wife will loose her job to a merger. Though it is not a financial disaster for us, we are using it as a motivator for some positive change.

The Basis of Leisure is my story of that change.