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Hobbies?


 

If you've signed up for the notorious workaholic membership, it's going to be hard to convince you but I'll try.

Hustle culture propagates "always on the run". If you look closely, always on the run people rarely are in rhythm with their lives.

As chief executive officer, the board is on your shoulders and the vision is all or nothing. That's absolutely inspiring, I mean your drive for success and I'm not being sarcastic.

I understand that work is important, but I just want to give you some perspective.

" All work and no play makes Jack a dully" or isn't that how they say it? I'll like to rephrase it as "All work and intentional play makes CEO Jack interesting".


Be intentional about creating time for hobbies, it might not be a daily thing but including it in your schedule has a lot of benefits. One of them is that it makes you interesting and relatable.

If you have a passion for gardening, you could set aside a few hours during the weekends to work on your garden that's if you want to enjoy time alone but if you love indulging in hobbies that connect you with other people, then that's fantastic because it also helps you get along with people of similar interests outside work.

It could be cycling, golf, painting, bowling, football, chess, karaoke, learning a new language, DIY projects, and so on.


Research has also confirmed that giving time to hobbies makes us happier and more relaxed. It also improves our workplace productivity, focus, and creativity.

I suggest you spend time on hobbies that are profitable other than binge-watching tv and scrolling through social media during leisure times.

Hobbies will help you recuperate from the stress and burnout from work activities and keep you excited about life.

Playing guitar or doing pencil art releases a certain amount of dopamine that motivates greater engagement at work.

Engaging in a hobby will make you more confident at work and also allow you some time to gain perspective outside work.

You should spot and replace time wasters with hobbies instead. Being a workaholic might be applauded but having a work-life balance would make you more fulfilled.


So, hobbies or not?

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