Overwhelmed with free time?
3 questions that will help you spend your free time well
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For many people, leisure takes a backseat between work, family and other everyday life. But sometimes there are still moments, even between two appointments, when we have nothing to do. What then? 3 questions help with the decision.
You finally have free time: no appointments, your partner is still on the road and the children have appointments too. You sit on the sofa and enjoy the peace and quiet. Your free time. What do you do in such moments? Because in the fast-moving world we are constantly confronted with stimuli, are always on the move and there are a thousand things to do, we sometimes no longer know how something like this works. Leisure time. We often waste these valuable moments on our cell phones. Or do something again, wash up or do the laundry. Right now we could finally do something just for ourselves. Well, even free time can be overwhelming. But there are questions that will help you make good use of your free time.
3 questions that will help you spend your free time well
What do I need right now?
Stop for a moment and think to yourself: Would I rather have time to myself right now and recharge my battery? Or would I like to be in company, would like to meet a friend and distract myself from everyday life? Depending on your feeling, this is the first important answer on which the next question is based.
What is always good for me?
The next step is to ask yourself what is always good for you, based on your first decision. Do you like to exercise when you’re alone? Or would you rather lie down comfortably on the sofa and watch a sappy romantic film or read a crime novel? Or do you enjoy the peace and quiet of meditation or in the bathtub? Think about what else makes you happy alone.
If you chose company for the first question, think about it too: Do you enjoy experiencing action? Going to a café and eating a delicious piece of cake? Or would you rather be alone with your best friend, sit with her or in your apartment or on the balcony? Suggest exactly what you feel like, because after all, it is your free time.
What haven’t I done in a long time?
If after these two questions you realize that you somehow don’t feel like spending your free time in this way, the last question will help: What haven’t I done in a long time? For example, how long has it been since you spoke to friend XY on the phone? Or have you looked at old children’s or holiday photos and reminisced? When was the last time you took a relaxing bath? And at the first “I could do that again now”, you have already found your leisure activity.
The overall result: Fresh energy for the rest of the day!