How do you spend your free time?

Feel like I’ve been caught up in work and now a couple years of my life have disappeared. Want to make sure I continue to live my life in a somewhat normal way at the same time. How do you spend your free time? Would like to be more conscious of my time

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Good culture/wlb at my firm, so idealistically cooking, eating well, hiking, and going to concerts/seeing buddies.

Realistically, especially with this year's winter being so fucking cold, it's a lot of cooking and watching movies.

 

It ultimately depends on the firm and your hours, and the sleep you’re willing to sacrifice.

Cooking (even if late at night)

Reading (later at night)

Gym (leave work at a decent time to workout, things can wait a moment for a workout unless it’s a next day meeting)

Art Museums on the weekend

Restaurants / Bars

Vintage Shopping

Travel - years into the job and I’m still not at a place where I can afford travel too often, lucky if can afford one big trip a year

 
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