Wellness
Bed rot days are great, but this is better.
Nothing beats a goodbed rot day.
Heres everything you gotta know about energizing hobbies, including how to find one of your own.
What Are Energizing Hobbies?
One of the great banes of adulthood is the never-endingsearch for a hobby.
It sounds simple, but according toDr.
If you feel fully and totally immersed in your hobby, then you know youve struck gold.
You arent thinking about the past, worried about the future, or completely checked out.
Instead, youre engaged and enjoying what youre doing.
Flow is also said to boost dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with happiness.
According to Manly, this feel-good neurochemicals can stick with you for hours after your hobby is done.
Theyre amazing mood-boosters, she tells Bustle, and they also promote your overall well-being.
[This lifestyle] makes us very flat and one-dimensional, the creator said in her video.
By having engaging hobbies, we add more depth and dimension into our life.
A gym workout class also counts, as does a jog.
That said, an energizing hobby doesnt have to be active, if you dont want it to be.
Reading is my main hobby and I absolutely find it revitalizing.
Its also totally OK to test things out and give up on them.
Finding The Time
Another reason finding a hobby is hard and bed rotting is easy?
One person said, DJing is my hobby.
Makes me forget about work and Im very present, while another chimed in saying, Crochet!
Studies:
Gold, J.
(2020).A Review on the Role of the Neuroscience of Flow States in the Modern World.
Behav Sci (Basel).
Source:
Dr. Carla Marie Manly, clinical psychologist, author ofJoy from Fear
source: www.bustle.com
