American leisure scholar Geoffrey Godbey has said with respect to leisure education that recreation is not just something you do when you have time to spare, but an integral part of life. It determines whether you can have a full and happy stay on the planet. Thus leisure also requires planning, as well as learning certain skills.
美國當代著名的休閒學者傑佛瑞．古德貝在談論休閒教育時說，休閒不是有剩餘時間才做的事，而是生活中的重要部分，它決定你是否能活得充實、活得快樂，因此，休閒需要規劃，也需要技術的學習。