I think it is not out of place to see leisure time as bonus periods which everyone should enjoy to make up for the time spent on work. I used to think leisure periods are periods of total idleness when one stays off any thing work. I later got to understand that it's mostly about how well I can make the best out of the little time I have to be free from the day's hustle and bustle.
With time, my leisure periods took different turns depending on my engagements and the environment I found myself.
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Starting with when I was in the university, I used to set certain number of hours (mostly 2 hours) to ease off stress in the day time. I would return to my hostel, go through some pages of an interesting novel for an hour or so, and then have my siesta before going back to work. My afternoon siestas were really helpful in refreshing my mind considering how stressful school could be sometimes. I was conscious about doing what would enhance my academic routine, and I found those two (reading novels and afternoon siestas) really helpful.
In the evenings, after school activities for the day, I used to take evening walks around school, sometimes with a friend. It gives an entirely different feeling. I did it to enhance meditation and clear my mind. The beautiful trees and natural scenery of some locations in school really helped me come to terms with my inner self.
During weekends, I would go and practice on sound production and engineering (I was the head of the sound production team of a school fellowship). I did hours of self improvement sessions, mostly alone, as much as I had free time. I felt fulfilled after every session.
After School
After I left school, some months ago, my leisure routine changed. Now, I listen to music more, after which I go through some short interesting posts online. I would go on social media platforms like WhatsApp and Twitter to get in touch with trends.
As a lover of sound engineering, I also spend time on YouTube watching videos on sound production and enhancement so as to up my game. This was what I found difficult doing while in school, due to demands of school work.
I watch cool movies (mostly adventure and action) sometimes, even though I am not much of the movie type. Watching movies mostly comes when I have longer leisure periods, especially on weekends.
My Past Few Weeks …
For the past few weeks, I must confess that my leisure periods are more work oriented now. I find myself going through lots of activities on the hive block chain every now and then. I look up new posts and activities to know how things work here.
On seeing how big things can get here, I find it difficult to go an hour without visiting the hive block chain. May be it's because I currently stay with my fellow hivers.