Hobby Or Sport – Why We Need It

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322 – July, 2023

By William Given

Almost all of us have full-time jobs. Then, between driving the children from soccer practice to the math tutor, trying to keep a clean house and cooking dinner, as well as staying on top of the constant influx of emails, how can we find time for anything fun?

It has not always been like this. In his informative book, Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam documents the sweeping decline in civic engagement. These activities, from participation in the local PTA to neighborhood potlucks and, yes, bowling leagues. In the course of just three generations, most Americans have somehow lost or totally discarded their free time.

Any number of things can contribute to this, but for many of us, legitimately being busy simply is not one of them. Instead, we habitually waste time, creating the illusion of being busy. Facebook and TikTok, anything, pick your poison. If you are like me, you never wake up in the morning with the goal of squandering so many precious minutes on social media, but it happens, and this unaccounted for time could be better spent mowing the yard, weed-eating and getting stuff done.

Let us consider the possibility that we are not as busy as we think we are. We have done a great job of convincing ourselves that we are so super-busy. We cannot allow ourselves to buy into it. We have the time or can make the time for showing our dogs in conformation, competing in obedience or participating in any the performance events we enjoy. We need our hobby. Here are just some of the reasons why.

Our Hobby Helps Us Structure Our Time

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322 – July, 2023

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