We want the mind to rest — I guess that is what is a hobby is for. After 10 hours in the office, where you face various issues, it is important that you get your mind off sometime when you get home so that when you awake the next morning, or when you tackle the issue again, you gain a fresh perspective.

Thus, it is not good to bring your work home. The only way you can always be refreshed ( and I believe the mind never rests) is to force your mind to think of other things. If your mind keeps hitting the same issues you are thinking about, you gain a warped perspective, and this is what is the basis of the Chinese water torture technique ( where focusing on a water drip suddenly becomes unbearable if it is persistent). That is why it is very important to get a hobby — to force your mind Read the rest of this entry »