Phase 2 Directions:

This is an individual assignment.

Please write approximately 3 pages analyzing your Time Diary data collection.

Your paper should include the following elements, in the following order:

1. An introduction paragraph that summarizes the main ideas you will cover in your paper.
2. The body of your paper in which you should address the following topics:
   • Topic 1: Describe your overall time use.
     • What (if anything) about your time use surprised you?
     • Describe either your use of technology or your social/alone time (depending on the analysis you chose in Phase I).
     • How is your leisure time use similar to or different from the general population?
       • See the “American Time Use Survey” chart below for information on how people in the US spend their leisure time: 
3. Topic 2: Look at the emotion and stress variables in your Phase 1 data.
   • Overall, how stressed were you? Overall, what was your emotional state?
   • What trends do you observe (e.g. When are you most/least stressed? When are you happiest/least happy?)
   • What activities are related to fluctuations in emotions and stress?
4. Topic 3: Reflect on how your leisure connects to your overall health/wellness.
   • What about your leisure supports your health/wellness? How?
   • What about your leisure detracts from your health/wellness? How?
   • Reflecting on your time-use data, are there any behaviors you would change to better support your own health and human development?