After a long busy day in your office and feeling very tiered, have you ever went out for cycling or took paint brushes or gloves and spade in hands or cooked some delicious dishes. If yes?

Well, that's great you're able to handle stress , think creatively, perform better at work, earn additional income, have good relations.

Hey dear, what do you love most to do? is that a hobby? how it's beneficial to you? can you earn from it? I'll answer your all questions and by the end of this article you'll be able to make more out of your hobby.

Let's start!!

Here we'll learn about the following things

WHAT IS A HOBBY?
IS HOBBY AND PASSION SAME?
WHAT ARE BENEFITS OF HOBBY?
HOW CAN YOU EARN FROM HOBBY?
Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby.

WHAT IS A HOBBY?

Google defines hobby as: "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure." Any activity you do usually in your free time, which makes you feel relaxed and happy is your hobby.

14th century to 19 Hobby was described as a pony or a small horse, but after the industrial revolution 'hobby'was then described as a creative activity except the working hours.

And today clicking photographs, restoring old cars or bikes, singing or writing shows that everyone have their own unique and creative hobby. Know more about the origin of hobby.

SUMMARY
Your favourite activity you do in your leisure time and that makes you feel happy is your hobby. my definition "hobby is like an artist pursuing creativity."


IS HOBBY AND PASSION SAME?

Hobby is what you do comfortably when your're bored or free for enjoyment. And for passion you drive out time and do with more efforts.

In mere words, you can pursue hobby within your comfort zone and you have to get out of your comfort zone to pursue hobby.

Examples of hobby:

        Playing musical instruments.
        Cooking
        Painting
        Cycling
        Reading

Examples of passion:

        Working for an public welfare organisation  
        Growing a business
        Skill an art ( such as crafting, painting, writing, photography, gardening etc )
        Mastering a sport

SUMMARY
Hobby is just to make you feel good and pastime but Passion is craving to accomplish a goal or master an activity. Your passion is ultimate goals of your life.
 

WHAT ARE BENEFITS OF HOBBY? :

1. Reduce negativity. 

The main reason why you feel depressed and stressed is because of focusing on the negatives. we think about our workload, unpaid bills, things that we are unable to own, bad memories, unhealthy relations and obstacles in our life, these all are negative thoughts which drive out your energy.

You can tackle these negatives by simply distracting yourself. And hobby works as a very good distraction.

Research shows that enjoyable leisure activities are correlated with higher level of positive psychosocial state and lower level of depression and negativity. 

2. Increase concentration. 

hobbies enhances your creativity, focus and concentration. It is proven that daily practice of at least 10-15 mins of meditation increases your concentration.

It is seen that people who have hobbies can work more efficiently and higher level of concentration. Albert Einsteins plays violin as his hobby.

While engaging in hobbies your mind works in a flow-state and you lose the sense of time. 

3. Creativity. 

Hobbies help you focus and relax your mind, by which you can easily work on innovative and creative ideas. You can see things with different perspectives and do so well in your job. That's why in many interviews people are asked to tell about their hobbies. 

4. Increase confidence 

People pursuing hobbies believe in themselves that they stand out from the crowd because of their unique hobby. Hobby helps you to develop a different personality an feeling of pride. This personality is other than your job.