THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A HOBBY
PREPARED BY
DAYANGKU AMANINA BINTI AWANGKU OMARALI (K)
NANDY MARLINA BINTI SAAR
MOHAMMAD ISMADI BIN RAMLI
INTRODUCTION
Hobbies give you an opportunity to enhance your life. Hobbies allow you to distress yourself while remaining mentally productive. One of the main benefits of having a hobby is that it is a major stress-buster. You actually enjoy doing it and it satisfies your soul. Having hobbies promotes better health and may lower the risk of having high blood pressure. Hobbies are a great way to disconnect from work and break away from the monotony of daily schedules Enjoying a few hours of your hobby a week can also reduce the risk of depression and dementia. Hobbies take us out of our everyday experience and give us a chance to do something we love and are passionate about. Engaging in a hobby can be a mental escape, help us hone a skill, or just provide an opportunity to socialize with others. Regardless of your hobby, it can have great benefits for your mind, body, social life and even your career.
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Hobbies can even improve your life in ways you wouldn’t think of, such as improving your mental health. Your hobby should be a completely pleasurable activity that allows you to take your mind off of the demands of your daily life or negative emotions. It’s a healthy and productive distraction from work or personal troubles. Hobby acts as an outlet for relieving the stress. Once you let out your entire day's stress, you feel relieved and get a feeling of freshness. It is very beneficial to have a hobby and daily spend some time in developing it so that you can keep yourself engaged for some time and feel the freshness of body and mind. You should feel free to be passionate about whatever you want and spend your free time doing what makes you happy, such as gardening, writing, art, decorating your home, reorganizing your clothes and many others. This can also impact your interaction with your family. When you find a new hobby, you can share it with your family. This gives you more time spent with your family and you are doing something you all enjoy.
Another reason why you should get a hobby is to gain knowledge. Hobbies often teach you things that can have a positive impact on your life. Hobbies can encourage you to stretch the limits of your imagination, see the world in a new way or provide you with the mental space to come up with great ideas. When you devote yourself to a hobby, you take on new challenges that motivate you to learn new ways to improve. The knowledge you could gain from a hobby will stay with you for life, meaning you could use this knowledge when you are 35 or when you are 85. Whether you love baking, reading or painting, learning a new language or learning a new instrument, or journaling or gardening, it’s all about what is most enjoyable to you. If you are interested in starting a hobby naturally you collect some material on how to start a hobby according to your own interest. In addition to that you keep collecting materials and involve yourself in research activity for developing and maintaining your hobby. And this is how over a period of time it helps you much in gaining enough knowledge in the specific areas of interest. There are many activities and hobbies to try, so explore and find what interests you. Hobbies not only satisfy a curious mind, but can also put you in touch with a completely new community of people, allowing you to broaden your experiences and your social life
Confidence. Hobbies build confidence because being good at something and learning something new is very rewarding. Pushing your limits and getting out of your comfort zone will help you build your self-esteem as you achieve things you thought were not possible. Each time you progress with your hobby, you are pushing yourself more into a mentality of being able to accomplish anything. Job roles and responsibilities change so often you are often faced with learning new things. The confidence you gain from challenging yourself in your hobby can help prepare you for learning new things at work. Spending time doing an enjoyable activity that is not attached to work or other commitments will help increase your happiness and satisfaction with life. Hobbies also will allow you to spend time doing something that is only for your own personal benefit, and not the benefit of others.
Creativity. Most hobbies require creativity and developing creativity through a hobby can transfer directly into creativity at work. Having a hobby has a wide range of benefits, but one great aspect of hobbies is that they can teach you valuable skills that are highly transferrable into the “real world.” There are not many ways on the job to develop creativity and this skill is extremely important in today’s business world. In job interviews there will always be a question asking people what they do for fun because it provides great insight into their personality, creativity and passion. You are able to do something while still having fun. Also, the more you do a hobby, the more you are likely to learn about the subject, which will provide you with an increased sense of life satisfaction. Some hobbies inspire us to tap into our creative side. This can be especially helpful for people who have no creative outlets at their work. Engaging in a creative hobby can help train your brain to be more creative in other areas of your lif
Hobbies can provide additional income. Not everyone wants to turn their hobby into a business, but some can benefit from extra income. And some may decide to quit their regular job and go full-time with their hobby. You may find a hobby that you are good enough at that you can make sales for extra income are a great way to help set yourself up financially. There are many hobbies which can be converted into profit-making You may even get the chance to turn your hobby into a full-time job. Maybe you think that you don't have skills or hobbies that would make an income. But almost anything can bring in cash if you get creative and don't give up. For example, maybe you really like to garden, and you spend time keeping your garden well-manicured and healthy. If you find that you really have a knack for that, you may offer garden design services to other people, which could turn into a full-time job. Other hobbies like mehandi designing, embroidery work, glass painting, music, singing, oil painting, greeting card making, jewelry making and many more are very useful hobbies which provide an excellent opportunity for money-making.
Hobbies can help improve your career. Our careers take up a large percentage of our lives, and in many cases, we work more hours than we really should be. Although we often feel guilty about spending time away from our work, statistics show that those who have a creative outlet outside the working arena will benefit from a boost in working performance. Having a hobby helps you learn how to handle work-life stress and think creatively. It also shows employers that you have passions and a drive to do something with your time. A hobby can also help decrease your chances of becoming burned out at work. If your entire routine consists of work and home, with no other stimulation to your brain, you are going to get bored. Having a hobby can help improve your focus and drive while you are at work because it will take away from the time outside of work that you are not engaging your mind. So if you spend time after work focusing on riding your bike, you will give your mind a chance to focus on something specific instead of what happened at work that day. This can help you go back into work the next day refreshed and ready to succeed.
Transitions you to retirement. While the idea of retirement may seem like a great thing, many people find that their lives lose purpose once they stop working. Preparing for retirement is like getting ready for a trip — it never goes quite as planned. But the better the plan, the better the outcome. When things go wrong, you want to have the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances. You never know what retirement will be like until you get there. A hobby can help you have a life outside of work. Retirement means a big lifestyle change, and some don’t take it too well. What will you do with all of your free time? Will you feel like your life is fulfilling enough? Having a hobby will allow you to have a life outside of work, so you can have something productive to focus on. For some people, this is as simple as having a bridge group. Many people learn to play bridge in their later years in order to keep an active social life while also still challenging their minds.
CONCLUSION
Hobbies are beneficial for the overall health and happiness. Keep your busy life aside for a while and focus on your hobby. Having hobbies you’re interested in helps maintain a balance between your professional and personal life so you’re not spending every waking hour focused on your work. Take a break from work and the stresses that come with it. There are many activities and hobbies to try, so explore and find what interests you. Hobbies are our escape from the real world that makes us forget our worries. It's not too late to develop a hobby but you can start it right now and maintain to make your life more meaningful, happy, healthy and enjoyable.
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