How to Start the Active Leisure Habit

There are many ways you can upgrade your leisure time, but it requires effort. Unlike watching television or relaxing, opportunities for flow need to be structured in advance. It can sometimes require planning and always requires an initial push of momentum to get started.

I suggest an experiment. Try replacing some low-energy task with a more engaging one. Continue it for a month. After that month, if you don’t feel the new task is more satisfying than your old usage of time, quit. This is about enjoyment, not productivity, so you don’t need to feel guilty if you decide to switch back later.

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3. Translate adjectives to describe free time and leisure pursuits

adjective	meaning	possible examples
rewarding	gives you a lot of positive experiences	doing voluntary work, helping charities
fruitful	produces good results	collaborating/cooperating with someone in an activity
lucrative	makes a lot of money	selling your own arts or crafts, writing computer games
therapeutic	makes you healthy in body and/or mind	gardening, yoga, meditation
relaxing/calming	reduces stress, gives a peaceful feeling	reading, listening to music
time-consuming	takes a long time to do	being president of a club, being a member of a committee

Adapted from English vocabulary in Use

4. Translate

1. I enjoyed being secretary of the sports club but it was very time-consuming. I had to give up two evenings a week to do it.

2. The conservation work I do is very rewarding. I feel I'm doing something good and useful.

3. Photography has been a lucrativepursuit for her. She often sells her pictures to magazines.

4. Painting is such a therapeutic activity. It makes me feel good, and teaches me patience.

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