Healthy Recreational activities you can do after corvid-19

Set out on purpose to become a “lifelong learner.” No matter what field you work in, the pursuit of cultural enjoyment and happiness around nature should be part of your life. If you deepen your familiarity with the finest achievements of the human spirit, you will strengthen your judgment about people and events, enjoy life more fully, give a good example to the people around you especially to your students, followers, staff members, and to your children. Earn the respect of everyone who knows you.

So how does a busy man go about using his time well to deepen his cultural formation? Here are some approaches to keep in mind from the experience of others:

> Treat reading and cultural experiences ( listening to music, visiting museums, and the like) as a new hobby, almost like taking up a new sport. Many men who never formed a habit of reading, or who had only technical education ( engineering, IT, science or business), began to read history, biography, and literature when in their thirties, forties, or even later_ and found a new source of enjoyment of life. They found this new direction to be relaxing, enjoyable, invigorating, just like any other hobby. The more they got into it, the more enjoyable it became.

> Start with biographies and narrative histories, even military history. Most adult males find these genres interesting and attractive, generally more so (at least initially) than literature. Many men lament that no o one ever introduced them to biography and narrative history when they were in school because most “outside reading” was confined to fictional works, many of them mediocre at best.

> Take your time. A good book is worth reading fairly slowly, cover to cover. You’ll probably be surprised how much you can read in short takes. If you read about a page a minute, and read-only twenty minutes a day, you can read about one book a month, twelve books a year.  If you “read” high-quality audiobooks while commuting ( Eg. Car, bus, train and etc.), you can accomplish even more. For busy, culture-seeking men, the car’s audio equipment is one of the best inventions of our era_a an excellent way to make good use of time.

> Consider concentrating on one great author and read several of his or her works: Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Shakespeare, Conrad, Flannery O’Connor, the book of proverbs, the book of Ecclesiastes in the bible written by king Solomon, and so on. The Russian authors are also especially rich in probing the great moral questions. Don’t let it put you off if you read some of these authors in high school and were bored by them. The great works were written for mature adults, people experienced in living. It’s a pity that young people often lose interest in great literature simply because of premature exposure.

> To look at the issue another way: Get rid of books that contribute nothing to your judgment. You wouldn’t eat trash. Why put it in your head?

> Some people find it helpful to start by making a log for a week or two of where time normally goes during the day. Most are surprised to see how much goes into fluff like indiscriminate television-watching or swiping endlessly on social media. These blocks of time are a good place to begin your program of reading, and thereby give good examples to others around you.

> Visit art museums with your friends and children. If one or two artists catch your eye, read up on their life and other works. Aside from that, read a couple of books on composition in painting; most men, especially the technically oriented, find this approach to art very engaging. It enhances their appreciation for artistic accomplishment.

> Take an interest in some classical music. Start with one or two composers, such as Beethoven or Mozart. Here too, once they get into it and understand what’s going on, most adult males find some classical music very appealing and enjoyable. Listening to favorite works, at home or in the car, becomes a lifelong way to relax.

> Last of all, see the time you put into cultural formation as an investment. Like taking up a new sport ( golf, badminton, for instance), the experience may be a bit awkward at first but becomes progressively more enjoyable.