Re:Give yourself permission to have work-life balance
by Jtsummers on Thursday April 14, 2016 @04:54PM
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This is hard to respond to. Are you a social person? Do you prefer being by yourself more often than not?
Are you physically active or interested in being physically active? Hiking, climbing, fighting, dancing, running, swimming, weight-lifting, soccer, kickball, ultimate, softball, cycling, bowling, tennis, etc.
Are you dating someone, occasionally going on dates, not dating at all? The first two can certainly occupy your time, and can help you find activities you enjoy by doing things with your dates or partner. The third, if you prefer things that way at the moment, keep it that way, otherwise maybe spend time out socially trying to meet partners (church, bar, club, sports league, etc.).
Solo indoors: reading, video games, TV, education (organized like an online masters program, self-guided by choosing a topic and reading/researching it).
Solo outdoors: Physical stuffs above, gardening.
Creative hobby: cooking (can be creative, or just enjoyable), painting, drawing, sculpting, wood working, metal working.
Hell, take up a technical skill like welding or something. There are places near me where I can learn that in the evenings, probably available in most decent sized towns. Auto-shop classes if you don't have that skillset yet and may want it.
Some of these things you can just try, give them a month and see if they stick.
Spend more time with friends or family being social. Host movie nights or game nights or barbeques. Organize the night out events.
Are you physically active or interested in being physically active? Hiking, climbing, fighting, dancing, running, swimming, weight-lifting, soccer, kickball, ultimate, softball, cycling, bowling, tennis, etc.
Are you dating someone, occasionally going on dates, not dating at all? The first two can certainly occupy your time, and can help you find activities you enjoy by doing things with your dates or partner. The third, if you prefer things that way at the moment, keep it that way, otherwise maybe spend time out socially trying to meet partners (church, bar, club, sports league, etc.).
Solo indoors: reading, video games, TV, education (organized like an online masters program, self-guided by choosing a topic and reading/researching it).
Solo outdoors: Physical stuffs above, gardening.
Creative hobby: cooking (can be creative, or just enjoyable), painting, drawing, sculpting, wood working, metal working.
Hell, take up a technical skill like welding or something. There are places near me where I can learn that in the evenings, probably available in most decent sized towns. Auto-shop classes if you don't have that skillset yet and may want it.
Some of these things you can just try, give them a month and see if they stick.
Spend more time with friends or family being social. Host movie nights or game nights or barbeques. Organize the night out events.