Find a hobby that suits you
from Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
How to Apply This
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Find a hobby that is the opposite of your work
If you do physical work, choose a hobby that requires mental skills. If your work is mental, choose a hobby where you move your body. “If an action tires your body but puts your heart at ease,” Xunzi said, “do it.” -
Keep the balance
Leisure can easily become an escape, but the second that happens, it’s not leisure anymore. When we take something relaxing and turn it into a compulsion, it’s not leisure, because we’re no longer choosing it. There is no stillness in that.
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