🦉 Dedicate time to non-work activities EVERY DAY
Why is this important?
Dedicating time to activities you find meaningful increases your happiness and decreases your stress. The latest science shows that engaging in such activities also boosts your productivity and may help you live longer. What constitutes a meaningful activity will vary from person to person, but it should take your mind off work and other obligations. Some examples include:
- Learning a new language
- Reading
- Playing an instrument
- Exercise and physical activities.
Drinking alcohol and watching TV are NOT considered meaningful activities.
7 steps to make more time for meaningful activities and improve your routine:
This video will walk you through specific steps on how to make more time for meaningful activities:
You can also click on the link here for a more detailed written explanation on how to make more time for meaningful activities.
Are you interested in learning more about happiness?
We encourage you to look up Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s work on flow. Mihaly was a Hungarian-American psychologist and one of the the world's leading researchers on positive psychology. Another famous researcher is Martin Seligman. Martin is a professor of Psychology in the University of Pennsylvania and wrote the book “Authentic Happiness.”
Additional helpful resources:
The myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D
