{"id":82,"date":"2021-03-14T12:43:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T12:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/?p=82"},"modified":"2021-08-10T13:48:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T13:48:41","slug":"quality-of-your-leisure-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/quality-of-your-leisure-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Improving the Quality of Your Leisure Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever find yourself with a lot of spare time on your hands? Maybe you’re at home for the holidays, or maybe there’s nothing left to do after work. Whatever the reason, it can be hard to figure out what to do with all this free time! That’s why we’ve decided to help by suggesting how you can productively use those extra hours.<\/p>\n

Fantastic Ways to Fill Your Free Time<\/h2>\n

If you’re anything like me, you have difficulty finding the time to do everything on your to-do list. One of my favorite hobbies is reading, but I can’t always find the time during the weekdays to read for more than an hour at a time, and it’s not always easy to carve out that much uninterrupted, free time on weekends. But when I find some extra leisure time, I want it to be quality leisure–not just something is thrown in between work tasks or chores.<\/p>\n

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Start your day off right by waking up to a nice cup of coffee. This is the perfect time to get things done before heading out for work or school, like reading emails or catching up on social media. It’s also a great time to make yourself breakfast and enjoy it while you do other tasks. Then, when you’re finished with all that, give yourself five minutes to check in with your needs; stop and take care of anything that might be bothering you before moving onto the next task on your list – whether it’s something as simple as washing dishes or taking care of laundry, or something more involved like working through an emotional issue<\/a>. By giving yourself this much-needed break every morning, you’ll have more energy throughout the day and feel less stressed.<\/p>\n

Useful Things To Do In Your Free Time<\/h2>\n

The quality of your free time is essential. You deserve to have a restful, relaxing break from the day-to-day grind. Whether you want to enjoy some downtime with family or friends, take up a new hobby, read a fascinating book or watch a movie that completely absorbs you for two hours, there are ways to make this happen and feel satisfied afterward. Here’s how:<\/p>\n

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  1. Be intentional about what you do in your free time – don’t just rehash the same old routines by default;<\/li>\n
  2. Schedule at least one enjoyable activity each week – plan ahead, so it’s not too difficult to find activities that fit into your schedule;<\/li>\n
  3. Try something new – experiment with different hobbies and experiences.<\/li>\n
  4. Read- Reading is an excellent way to take a mental break from reality. Find yourself a quiet place where you won’t be distracted by other thoughts and just read.<\/li>\n
  5. Take care of yourself- We may never get enough sleep or exercise as it is, so when we can take some time for ourselves, why not? For example, take a bath, schedule some much-needed me-time, or work out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What do you love to do with your free time? We all know that feeling of dread when we get home and realize there’s nothing fun to do. But, if this happens often, it could be a sign that your life needs some balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Do you ever find yourself with a lot of spare time on your hands? Maybe you’re at home for the holidays, or maybe there’s nothing left to do after work. Whatever the reason, it can be hard to figure out what to do with all this free time! That’s why we’ve decided to help by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions\/131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zerotofivefunderscollaborative.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}