Posts Tagged ‘hobby’

Getting Rid of Guilty Pleasures

We all have activities we love or foods we crave that we think of as “guilty pleasures”, things that aren’t good for us, or that we feel would embarrass us if anyone else know about it, but that we enjoy anyway.

Maybe you like reading “airport novels”, or chick lit, or true confessions. Maybe you love double-fudge chocolate chunk ice cream with chocolate sauce and chocolate sprinkles, or gummy… » Continue

June 9 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: food, health, hobby, pleasure | 9 comments»

12 Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Free Time

Are you happier at your job, or during your free time? Unless you’ve followed the research of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi you would probably be surprised at the actual answer. He conducted studies which recorded peoples current levels of happiness at random points both during work and off-hours.

The surprising conclusion? People felt happier on the job, even though they said they would rather be at home.

Csikszentmihalyi believes that… » Continue

December 20 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: boredom, flow, games, hobby, leisure, Productivity | 40 comments»