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Archive for hobbies

The Science Behind Why You Need a Hobby

April 5, 2021 by Michael Hyatt

Our bodies weren’t designed to be in a constant state of stress. To put it simply, you can’t work all the time and not feel the negative effects. The solution? Create a rhythm of rest and work.  High achievers find this hard to believe. When you are driven by the need to achieve, it can […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: creativity, hobbies, Productivity, self-care, stress management, Work Life Balance

How Hobbies Make You a Better Leader

August 28, 2018 by Michael Hyatt

Many leaders compensate for feeling overwhelmed and over-busy by working even more hours. But neglecting self-care puts us on a downward spiral that leads to lower productivity and, ultimately, burnout. In this episode, Michael and Megan share the secret weapon for boosting productivity—a hobby!

Filed Under: Lead to Win, Leadership, Personal Development, Podcast Tagged With: hobbies, hobby, Leadership, Personal Development, Podcast, productive, self-care, Success

Hobbies for Perfectionists

Learning to Embrace a Hobbyist’s Mediocrity

August 28, 2018 by David Mark

The Wharton-educated bank executive quits weekend bird-watching excursions after missing a prothonotary warbler (rare orange and yellow-headed songbird) sighting. The tenured physics professor storms out of the kitchen because her batch of gazpacho soup turned out a tad too peppery. First-world problems, to be sure. But they’re also the type of increasingly common complaints hyper-accomplished professionals […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal Development Tagged With: hobbies, hobby, Leadership, Personal Development, productive, self-care, Success

The Science of Play

Where Win-Win Comes From

August 28, 2018 by Erin Wildermuth

As a kid who wasn’t allowed to watch television, the focus of my childhood was play. The games are too many to count. There was, for example, a little girl who lived in mirrorland and would possess me if I accidentally touched that shiny, reflective surface at night. She scared the heck out of my […]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: hobbies, hobby, Leadership, Personal Development, productive, self-care, Success

Churchill’s Finest Hobby

Painting Helped Him Beat Depression, and Nazi Germany

August 28, 2018 by RiShawn Biddle

Winston Churchill once wrote that “The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of first importance”. He knew this well. Even as he warned the world about the threat of totalitarian regimes and led Britain during the Second World War, the statesman crafted many of his more than 500 […]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: hobbies, hobby, Leadership, Personal Development, productive, self-care, Success

Hobbies of Highly Effective People

How Five Different CEOs Get the Rest and Relaxation They Need

November 7, 2017 by Jeremy Lott

Let’s play a word-association game: Toss out the first several words or phrases that come to mind when you hear the name “Bill Gates.” Don’t overthink it. Just say them out loud or write them down. Ready? From an informal survey I conducted, some of the terms you might have come up with include: a) […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal Development Tagged With: CEO, Effectiveness, hobbies, Leadership, rejuvenation, Rest