Hobbies Are Rich in Psychic Rewards

NY Times ^ | 4 December 2007 | EILENE ZIMMERMAN

[shrinkermd]

A. Yes, and in many ways. Hobbies can enhance your creativity, help you think more clearly and sharpen your focus, said Carol Kauffman, an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School. “When you’re really engaged in a hobby you love, you lose your sense of time and enter what’s called a flow state, and that restores your mind and energy,” she said. In a flow state, you are completely submerged in an experience, requiring a high level of concentration. Research shows strong correlations between flow states and peak performance, said Ms. Kauffman.

[shrinkermd]

This is in a question/answer format so not easy to excerpt but the points are well taken.

[Nervous Tick]

This is the answer; what was the question?

Q: What can freeping do for you?

:-)

[KarlInOhio]

Is "Rich in Psychic Rewards" a twenty-five cent phrase for "fun"?

[Malone LaVeigh]

“When you’re really engaged in a hobby you love, you lose your sense of time and enter what’s called a flow state, and that restores your mind and energy,”

You can say that again!

[NRA1995]

More from Captain Obvious